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My kids are no different than anyone else's - they tend to disagree with everything I say!

Wayne Gretzky

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Wayne Gretzky
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 26
Ice Hockey Coach
Ice Hockey Player
Restaurateur
The Corporation of the City of Brantford
The Great One
Wayne Douglas Gretzky
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Disagree
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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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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 really doesn't matter or concern me what people are saying or who thinks who is the favorite. The bottom line is you have to play.
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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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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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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I'm really not that competitive.
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It's easier to lose than to win.
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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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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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At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
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The best players in the game want the responsibility of being the best player. The reality is the game has changed from now back to '87. It's a lot tighter checking. The players are better today. So, that makes it harder for him just in that fact. We can't rely solely on Mario [Lemieux] to carry this team. We're not relying on that.
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He brings something special. I don't know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn't understand his answer.
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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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Maybe it wasn't the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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One hundred percent of shots not taken don't go in.
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I think a lot of parents live their lives through the kids. Because they didn't make it [achieve something], they want their kids to make it. It puts a lot of undue pressure on the kids.
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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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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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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we're Thanksgiving turkeys.
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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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