Maybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
WAYNE GRETZKYThe only way a kid is going to practice is if it’s total fun for him and it was for me.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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I love everything about hockey.
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The only way a kid is going to practice is if it’s total fun for him and it was for me.
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You know, I’ve held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup.
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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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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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One of the key qualities that you need to be a great hockey player is fantastic anticipation and feel for the game – if you know where the puck is going before it is hit, that is half the battle.
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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.
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When I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn’t make the NHL. Now it’s kind of flip-flopped and the sense is I can’t be a good coach because I was a great athlete.
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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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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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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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My kids are no different than anyone else’s – they tend to disagree with everything I say!
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I miss all the shots I don’t take.
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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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