When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
WAYNE GRETZKYPeople in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
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It really doesn’t matter or concern me what people are saying or who thinks who is the favorite. The bottom line is you have to play.
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I grew up such a fan. It was my life. Everything I did was hockey related and everything I have is because of hockey and the NHL.
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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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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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It’s easier to lose than to win.
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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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As a player, you have one responsibility, to focus yourself and be ready for the game. As a coach, your responsibility is to get 20 guys ready and have them all on the same page. If you can’t get every guy ready every night, you’re going to struggle.
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I miss all the shots I don’t take.
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I played everything. I played lacrosse, baseball, hockey, soccer, track and field. I was a big believer that you played hockey in the winter and when the season was over you hung up your skates and you played something else.
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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 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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I’m probably the only guy in hockey who can win a scoring title and everybody is saying I had a bad year. I don’t worry about it.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
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I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual. And yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.
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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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