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A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

Wayne Gretzky

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Wayne Gretzky
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 26
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Wayne Douglas Gretzky
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Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull and Jean Béliveau probably looked at us in the '80s and said, These guys are soft. We used to take the train.
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It's just amazing how many companies suddenly want you to hold up their products after you've held up the Stanley Cup.
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Hullie's a lot like a garbage can. You step on the pedal with your foot and the top opens up.
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The only way a kid is going to practise is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.
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Your friends, family, and kids have to understand that's your priority. It's the only way you can be successful.
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I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It's what I love the most.
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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.
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If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I'd choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.
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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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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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I just like to keep my money in the bank I'm not a big risk-taker. I don't know anything about the stock market... I stay away from things I don't know anything about.
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It's really hard. And it's harder today because of the salary cap. It starts in September at training camp - getting every guy on the same page, being as mentally and physically as focused as you can be. Then in April and May, you basically spend eight weeks practising, watching video and playing games. That's your life.
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People talk about skating, puck handling and shooting, but the whole sport is angles and caroms, forgetting the straight direction the puck is going, calculating where it will be directed, factoring in all the interruptions. Basically, my whole game is angles.
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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.
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The 2002 (Olympic) team was a great team, we won the gold medal, they deserved all the accolades that they got. But this team seems to have a little more depth and maybe a little more talent to pick from. So it makes the job of picking the right 23 guys even more difficult.
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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
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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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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goal in a hockey game.
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