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The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can't replace that experience with anything.
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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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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I don't think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don't take the shot.
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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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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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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don't know. That's got to be tough.
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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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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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