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I'm very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves extremely well and they all work really hard.

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
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Wayne Douglas Gretzky
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What 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.
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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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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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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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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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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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We feel fortunate [with Canada hockey team]. We have got a lot of guys who love to play, but they also love to win even more. We are pretty happy. Although we are young, we like our group of players.
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I miss 100% of the shots I don't take.
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It's an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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It's kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL
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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
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When you're playing an exhibition, you're kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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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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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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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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As a player, you have one responsibility, to focus yourself and be ready for the game. As a coach, your responsibility is to get 20 guys ready and have them all on the same page. If you can't get every guy ready every night, you're going to struggle.
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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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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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Listen, everything I have in my life is because of the NHL and because of hockey, and I love the game and I loved every minute of being a player, I loved coaching, I loved being involved in the NHL.
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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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