It doesn’t matter what I think. It doesn’t matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins.
WAYNE GRETZKYWhat 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.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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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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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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Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don’t take the shot.
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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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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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The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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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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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
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We played in an era where you were taught to hate your opponent. But life changes. I raise my kids differently than my mom and dad raised their kids.
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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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My kids are no different than anyone else’s – they tend to disagree with everything I say!
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You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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I couldn’t beat people with my strength; I don’t have a hard shot; I’m not the quickest skater in the league. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work.
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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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