One of the key qualities that you need to be a great hockey player is fantastic anticipation and feel for the game – if you know where the puck is going before it is hit, that is half the battle.
WAYNE GRETZKYCanadian players have started to put more of an importance on the World Championships in the sense that as soon as they lose, they are called, they want to go play and they don’t go only on the basis of if they are injured.
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By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, I feel really good and I feel blessed that I’m still healthy.
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As a player, you have one responsibility, to focus yourself and be ready for the game. As a coach, your responsibility is to get 20 guys ready and have them all on the same page. If you can’t get every guy ready every night, you’re going to struggle.
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I couldn’t beat people with my strength; I don’t have a hard shot; I’m not the quickest skater in the league. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work.
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One hundred percent of shots not taken don’t go in.
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Maybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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The game is played out of instinct, but everyone on the ice has habits – good and bad. So the key to the game is to exploit the bad habits of your opponent.
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One of the key qualities that you need to be a great hockey player is fantastic anticipation and feel for the game – if you know where the puck is going before it is hit, that is half the battle.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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My kids are no different than anyone else’s – they tend to disagree with everything I say!
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The only way a kid is going to practice is if it’s total fun for him and it was for me.
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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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