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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it
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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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
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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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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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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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When you're playing an exhibition, you're kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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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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Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull and Jean BĂ©liveau probably looked at us in the '80s and said, These guys are soft. We used to take the train.
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I grew up such a fan. It was my life. Everything I did was hockey related and everything I have is because of hockey and the NHL.
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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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I miss all the shots I don't take.
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When people come up to me and say, I was at your Game 7 in the playoffs in Toronto, or, I saw your first goal in the NHL, that triggers memories. But I don't sit around my kitchen table and tell my kids, You know, one year I got 92 goals.
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That's the hardest part of this whole process. The best part is picking the players and the worst part is telling basically five players they are not going to play tonight.
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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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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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There's no perfect coach in the world. Coaches are human, too. Mistakes are made. But, fundamentally, if you're sound, you eliminate as many mistakes as possible.
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You miss the ball you do not hit 100%
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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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I wasn't a great skater and I needed my skates to be perfect - really tight around the ankles. But I couldn't break in new ones because my feet would hurt so much. I wore a size 9 shoe and a 6.5 skate - my foot was really crunched.
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You'll never catch me bragging about goals, but I'll talk all you want about my assists.
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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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