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The only way a kid is going to practise is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.
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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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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You miss every shot you don't take.
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My answer is, why not? ... It's what I love, it's what I know. Glen Sather was the best coach that I had and what made him good was his confidence in what he did. I believe that I'm going to be a good coach.
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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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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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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 can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It's what I love the most.
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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I'd choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.
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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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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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I really wanted to write a book [99: Stories of the Game] on the tradition and history of the league, where kids can pick it up and read it and learn things and say, Geez, I didn't know that. That's pretty cool.
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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.
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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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One hundred percent of shots not taken don't go in.
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I heard people say, 'Why would he want to do this?' My answer is 'Why not?' It is what I love. It's what I know.
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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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I miss 100% of the shots I don't take.
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Maybe it wasn't the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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It's an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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