I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
WAYNE GRETZKYWhen I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn’t make the NHL. Now it’s kind of flip-flopped and the sense is I can’t be a good coach because I was a great athlete.
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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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You’ll never catch me bragging about goals, but I’ll talk all you want about my assists.
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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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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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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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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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One hundred percent of shots not taken don’t go in.
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When I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn’t make the NHL. Now it’s kind of flip-flopped and the sense is I can’t be a good coach because I was a great athlete.
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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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The day I stop giving is the day I stop receiving. The day I stop learning is the day I stop growing. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don’t take the shot.
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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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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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That’s the hardest part of this whole process. The best part is picking the players and the worst part is telling basically five players they are not going to play tonight.
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