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Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don’t know. That’s got to be tough.

Wayne Gretzky

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
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.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Achievement Children Live Myself Parents Pressure Thinking
Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Best Defeat Failure Inspirational Lose
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.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Children Fight Growth Hockey Sports
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.”
WAYNE GRETZKY

Book Children Learning Myself Reading Story Tradition Writing
Your friends, family, and kids have to understand that’s your priority. It’s the only way you can be successful.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Family Friendship Priority Success Understand Yourself
Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Difference Myself Player Sports Trick
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.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Bad Goal Hockey Man Myself Sports Win Worry
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
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.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Focus Game Leadership Night Player Responsibility Struggle Yourself
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.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Athlete Children Force Greatness Lose Pressure Professional Sports Teaching Thinking Win World Yourself
I miss all the shots I don’t take.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Missing Myself One Liner Sports
There’s no perfect coach in the world. Coaches are human, too. Mistakes are made. But, fundamentally, if you’re sound, you eliminate as many mistakes as possible.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Fundamental Human Leadership Mistake Perfection Possible Sound World 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.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Best Goal Help Important Need Player Sports Time Yourself
By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, I feel really good and I feel blessed that I’m still healthy.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Blessing Children Feeling Goodness Happiness Level Myself Play
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.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Gift Hockey Leadership Myself Natural Speed Way Work

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