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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
Wayne Gretzky
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Wayne Gretzky
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 26
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The Corporation of the City of Brantford
The Great One
Wayne Douglas Gretzky
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I have absolutely no complaints about my life. But people think I got handed everything, all this kind of fell in my lap, that I was just God-gifted with all this talent. I wanted people to realize it's a lot tougher than just waking up one day and you're in the NHL.
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The day I stop giving is the day I stop receiving. The day I stop learning is the day I stop growing. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
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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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I wasn't a great skater and I needed my skates to be perfect - really tight around the ankles. But I couldn't break in new ones because my feet would hurt so much. I wore a size 9 shoe and a 6.5 skate - my foot was really crunched.
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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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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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Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don't know. That's got to be tough.
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The only shot I ALWAYS miss, is the one I don't take!
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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.
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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we're Thanksgiving turkeys.
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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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