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I miss all the shots I don't take.

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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Listen, everything I have in my life is because of the NHL and because of hockey, and I love the game and I loved every minute of being a player, I loved coaching, I loved being involved in the NHL.
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Maybe it wasn't the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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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 don't think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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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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Hullie's a lot like a garbage can. You step on the pedal with your foot and the top opens up.
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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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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 skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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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 easier to lose than to win.
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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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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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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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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it
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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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We feel fortunate [with Canada hockey team]. We have got a lot of guys who love to play, but they also love to win even more. We are pretty happy. Although we are young, we like our group of players.
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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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The 2002 (Olympic) team was a great team, we won the gold medal, they deserved all the accolades that they got. But this team seems to have a little more depth and maybe a little more talent to pick from. So it makes the job of picking the right 23 guys even more difficult.
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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.
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