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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
Everything
Gifted
Hockey
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Worked

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You know, I've held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup.
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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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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
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You miss every shot you don't take.
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I don't think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it
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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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When I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL. Now it's kind of flip-flopped and the sense is I can't be a good coach because I was a great athlete.
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A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
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The last year I was playing, I asked the stick boy to get me a Diet Coke and he said, Really? But I always had one on the bench because that's what I did in 1979 when there wasn't Gatorade. If you needed energy you went and got a Snickers or a Kit Kat. Nobody knew any better.
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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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I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It's what I love the most.
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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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When emotions are high, things are said, things are done. Ultimately, these players want to play. I know too many of them love the game too much.
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I'm probably the only guy in hockey who can win a scoring title and everybody is saying I had a bad year. I don't worry about it.
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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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