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One hundred percent of shots not taken don’t go in.

Wayne Gretzky

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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Build Cheerful People Support Try
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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Love Myself Play Proud Sports Win
I wasn’t naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that’s the way I’ll be as a coach.
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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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Father Marriage Mom Myself
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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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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Family Friendship Priority Success Understand Yourself
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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It’s kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn’t make the NHL.
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Lifting the Stanley Cup for the first time. There’s nothing like it. It’s the greatest story. In my era, they used to say you couldn’t be a superstar without winning one. I remember thinking when I lifted it: “Now they can’t say that about me.”
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Greatness Myself Remember Story Talk Thinking Time Win
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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Children Family Myself Responsibility Situation Tough
My best friend had a hockey scholarship at Ohio State, so I would get a couple of pairs at the beginning of the season and send them down to him. They practised two hours a day. He’d skate in them for three weeks then ship them back.
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It’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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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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Attitude Goal Help Myself Sports Talk Team Yourself
I miss all the shots I don’t take.
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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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Kids don’t fight in minor hockey anymore. There’s very few fights in junior and college hockey. So growing up, all these guys are not fighting.
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