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Good players skate to the puck. Great players skate to where the puck is going to be.

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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Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don't know. That's got to be tough.
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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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Lifting the Stanley Cup for the first time. There's nothing like it. It's the greatest story. In my era, they used to say you couldn't be a superstar without winning one. I remember thinking when I lifted it: Now they can't say that about me.
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You'll never catch me bragging about goals, but I'll talk all you want about my assists.
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Listen, first of all, my wife is my best friend. My love for her is deeper than anything. The reality is, I'm not involved, I wasn't involved and I'm not going to be involved. Am I concerned for both of them Sure there's concern from me. I'm more worried about them than me. I'm like you guys, I'm trying to figure it all out.
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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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I missed 100% of the shots I didn't take
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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
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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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When you're playing an exhibition, you're kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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I miss all the shots I don't take.
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People talk about skating, puck handling and shooting, but the whole sport is angles and caroms, forgetting the straight direction the puck is going, calculating where it will be directed, factoring in all the interruptions. Basically, my whole game is angles.
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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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You miss the ball you do not hit 100%
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My kids are no different than anyone else's - they tend to disagree with everything I say!
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The game is played out of instinct, but everyone on the ice has habits - good and bad. So the key to the game is to exploit the bad habits of your opponent.
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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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I love everything about hockey.
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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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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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