One hundred percent of shots not taken don’t go in.
WAYNE GRETZKYYou know, I’ve held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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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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No matter who you are, we’re creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations.
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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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The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can’t replace that experience with anything.
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There’s no perfect coach in the world. Coaches are human, too. Mistakes are made. But, fundamentally, if you’re sound, you eliminate as many mistakes as possible.
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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
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You know, I’ve held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup.
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I don’t like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don’t like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it’s essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.
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The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
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I really wanted to write a book [99: Stories of the Game] on the tradition and history of the league, where kids can pick it up and read it and learn things and say, “Geez, I didn’t know that. That’s pretty cool.”
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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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I have absolutely no complaints about my life. But people think I got handed everything, all this kind of fell in my lap, that I was just God-gifted with all this talent. I wanted people to realize it’s a lot tougher than just waking up one day and you’re in the NHL.
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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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Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don’t know. That’s got to be tough.
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