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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.

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
Gifted
Hockey
Concentration
Worked
Everything

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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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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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When I played in a 21-team league, there were six or seven goalies who were just average, and the equipment and pads were smaller. I came in the right era. I played for the right team. It was all speed, and creativity and imagination.
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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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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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I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It's what I love the most.
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I miss 100% of the shots I don't take.
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It's really hard. And it's harder today because of the salary cap. It starts in September at training camp - getting every guy on the same page, being as mentally and physically as focused as you can be. Then in April and May, you basically spend eight weeks practising, watching video and playing games. That's your life.
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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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I missed 100% of the shots I didn't take
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I don't think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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I miss all the shots I don't take.
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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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Maybe it wasn't the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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I just like to keep my money in the bank I'm not a big risk-taker. I don't know anything about the stock market... I stay away from things I don't know anything about.
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The only shot I ALWAYS miss, is the one I don't take!
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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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No matter who you are, we're creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations.
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You miss every shot you don't take.
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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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