Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
WAYNE GRETZKYThe 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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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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I heard people say, ‘Why would he want to do this?’ My answer is ‘Why not?’ It is what I love. It’s what I know.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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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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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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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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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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No matter who you are, we’re creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations.
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The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can’t replace that experience with anything.
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It’s easier to lose than to win.
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