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Growing up, I was always the small guy.

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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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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Good players skate to the puck. Great players skate to where the puck is going to be.
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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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The only shot I ALWAYS miss, is the one I 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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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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I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It's what I love the most.
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It's easier to lose than to win.
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As a player, you have one responsibility, to focus yourself and be ready for the game. As a coach, your responsibility is to get 20 guys ready and have them all on the same page. If you can't get every guy ready every night, you're going to struggle.
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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 don't think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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Maybe it wasn't the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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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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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it
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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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