I miss all the shots I don’t take.
WAYNE GRETZKYHe 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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When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.
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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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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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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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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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A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
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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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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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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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One hundred percent of shots not taken don’t go in.
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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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I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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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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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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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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