You’ll never catch me bragging about goals, but I’ll talk all you want about my assists.
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.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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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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When I played in a 21-team league, there were six or seven goalies who were just average, and the equipment and pads were smaller. I came in the right era. I played for the right team. It was all speed, and creativity and imagination.
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If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I’d choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.
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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
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I think the Americans are ready to play, they want to beat us. I think that players like Chris Chelios and his leadership over there goes a long way.
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Maybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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He brings something special. I don’t know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn’t understand his answer.
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Your friends, family, and kids have to understand that’s your priority. It’s the only way you can be successful.
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At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
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We’re in a tough situation because of teenage children, and then we have a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old, so my family and my responsibilities is sort of a juggle.
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What you want to do with your best players is, it doesn’t matter how many goals and assists they get, but when they get goals and assists. The best players get them at the most important times, and that’s when we need those guys to come through.
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I miss all the shots I don’t take.
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Sometimes people ask, ‘Are hockey fights real?’ I say, ‘If they weren’t, I’d get in more of them.
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The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.
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We played in an era where you were taught to hate your opponent. But life changes. I raise my kids differently than my mom and dad raised their kids.
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