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

Wayne Gretzky

At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Day Disappoint End Lost Ourselves
One hundred percent of shots not taken don’t go in.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Goal Sports Win
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.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Best Game Hard Player Process Sports Worst
When I played in a 21-team league, there were six or seven goalies who were just average, and the equipment and pads were smaller. I came in the right era. I played for the right team. It was all speed, and creativity and imagination.
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Average Creativity Goal Imagination Myself Play Right Small Speed Team
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
Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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Difference Myself Player Sports Trick
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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Gift Hockey Leadership Myself Natural Speed Way Work
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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Inspirational Motivational Myself Passion Skate
It’s just amazing how many companies suddenly want you to hold up their products after you’ve held up the Stanley Cup.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Company Fame Hold Yourself
I think the Americans are ready to play, they want to beat us. I think that players like Chris Chelios and his leadership over there goes a long way.
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Leadership Myself Play Thinking Way
Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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Hockey Inspirational Life Love Myself Sports
Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Best Defeat Failure Inspirational Lose
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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Best Father Financial Money Myself Son Thankful Youth
If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I’d choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.
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Choice Myself Player Start
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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Fans Growth Hockey Life Myself
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 think the Americans are ready to play, they want to beat us. I think that players like Chris Chelios and his leadership over there goes a long way.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Leadership Myself Play Thinking Way
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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Big Fast Myself Play Strong Way
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.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Best Game Hard Player Process Sports Worst
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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Athlete Children Force Greatness Lose Pressure Professional Sports Teaching Thinking Win World Yourself
We feel fortunate [with Canada hockey team]. We have got a lot of guys who love to play, but they also love to win even more. We are pretty happy. Although we are young, we like our group of players.
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Fortunate Happiness Love Play Player Team Win Young
Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction to be successful.
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Direction Each Other Guy Help Hockey Sports Success Team 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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Best Goal Help Important Need Player Sports Time Yourself
I can’t remember the last time I went to a game and there was a fight. I think they fight more in baseball now than they do in hockey.
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Fight Game Myself Remember Sports Time
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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Focus Game Leadership Night Player Responsibility Struggle Yourself
Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don’t know. That’s got to be tough.
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Alone Art Myself Skate Sports Tough
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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Believe Big Play Season Skate Sports Yourself

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