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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.

Wayne Gretzky

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Wayne Gretzky
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 26
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Wayne Douglas Gretzky
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I have recall. I don't know why or how. I had a guy once who said he played against me in novice [league, for kids under nine], for the Detroit Lasers. And I said, Oh yeah, we beat you in the tournament, 8-1 and I think I scored seven goals, and the goalie was left-handed. And he was, Oh my God. I was the goalie! .
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At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
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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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Competitive spirit is still at a premium. The more you win, the better you play, the more money you make, so they all have that in mind.
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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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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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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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Maybe it wasn't the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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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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I don't think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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The only shot I ALWAYS miss, is the one I don't take!
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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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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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I played everything. I played lacrosse, baseball, hockey, soccer, track and field. I was a big believer that you played hockey in the winter and when the season was over you hung up your skates and you played something else.
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Canadian players have started to put more of an importance on the World Championships in the sense that as soon as they lose, they are called, they want to go play and they don't go only on the basis of if they are injured.
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Good players skate to the puck. Great players skate to where the puck is going to be.
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