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The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.
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 don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.
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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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I think the greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can't replace that experience with anything.
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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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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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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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When emotions are high, things are said, things are done. Ultimately, these players want to play. I know too many of them love the game too much.
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It's easier to lose than to win.
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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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Nothing can replace the Olympics. I love the Olympics. I was so proud when I played in '98 and I was so proud when we won in 2002.
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You miss every shot you don't take.
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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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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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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it
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The Power of WHO provides great lessons about how to succeed in business and in life. If you surround yourself with quality people and great friends, the sky's the limit.
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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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Look at guys like Larry Bird and George Brett and John McEnroe that's what they did in their careers. They all wanted to be the guy under the microscope late in the game or late in the match. So you just take on that know-how that that's part of your responsibility, and you learn that's what makes it exciting. That's what makes it fun!
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The only shot I ALWAYS miss, is the one I don't take!
Wayne Gretzky
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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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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