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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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The game is played out of instinct, but everyone on the ice has habits - good and bad. So the key to the game is to exploit the bad habits of your opponent.
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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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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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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 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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The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.
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When I played in a 21-team league, there were six or seven goalies who were just average, and the equipment and pads were smaller. I came in the right era. I played for the right team. It was all speed, and creativity and imagination.
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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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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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I have recall. I don't know why or how. I had a guy once who said he played against me in novice [league, for kids under nine], for the Detroit Lasers. And I said, Oh yeah, we beat you in the tournament, 8-1 and I think I scored seven goals, and the goalie was left-handed. And he was, Oh my God. I was the goalie! .
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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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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 only shot I ALWAYS miss, is the one I don't take!
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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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Kids don't fight in minor hockey anymore. There's very few fights in junior and college hockey. So growing up, all these guys are not fighting.
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I played everything. I played lacrosse, baseball, hockey, soccer, track and field. I was a big believer that you played hockey in the winter and when the season was over you hung up your skates and you played something else.
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When you're playing an exhibition, you're kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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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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