It doesn’t matter what I think. It doesn’t matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins.
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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Sometimes people ask, ‘Are hockey fights real?’ I say, ‘If they weren’t, I’d get in more of them.
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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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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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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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At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
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I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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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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Maybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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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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Competitive spirit is still at a premium. The more you win, the better you play, the more money you make, so they all have that in mind.
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The Power of WHO provides great lessons about how to succeed in business and in life. If you surround yourself with quality people and great friends, the sky’s the limit.
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I think sports for kids is the greatest thing in the world because it teaches you how to share, about winning and losing and pressure. But I don’t think you should force your kid to become a professional athlete.
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Nothing can replace the Olympics. I love the Olympics. I was so proud when I played in ’98 and I was so proud when we won in 2002.
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Thankfully, in my youth I had the best financial advisor a son could ask for: my dad Walter. When I got that first signing bonus in 1978, Dad took my cheque, announced, ‘This is what we’re going to do,’ and bought an annuity with it.
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I think a lot of parents live their lives through the kids. Because they didn’t make it [achieve something], they want their kids to make it. It puts a lot of undue pressure on the kids.
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