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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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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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Canadian players have started to put more of an importance on the World Championships in the sense that as soon as they lose, they are called, they want to go play and they don't go only on the basis of if they are injured.
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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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People talk about skating, puck handling and shooting, but the whole sport is angles and caroms, forgetting the straight direction the puck is going, calculating where it will be directed, factoring in all the interruptions. Basically, my whole game is angles.
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I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual... and yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.
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We played in an era where you were taught to hate your opponent. But life changes. I raise my kids differently than my mom and dad raised their kids.
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Sometimes people ask, 'Are hockey fights real?' I say, 'If they weren't, I'd get in more of them.
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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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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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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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By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, I feel really good and I feel blessed that I'm still healthy.
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I don't think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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The Power of WHO provides great lessons about how to succeed in business and in life. If you surround yourself with quality people and great friends, the sky's the limit.
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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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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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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we're Thanksgiving turkeys.
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I missed 100% of the shots I didn't take
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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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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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