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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.

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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Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull and Jean Béliveau probably looked at us in the '80s and said, These guys are soft. We used to take the train.
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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I'm really not that competitive.
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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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I wasn't a great skater and I needed my skates to be perfect - really tight around the ankles. But I couldn't break in new ones because my feet would hurt so much. I wore a size 9 shoe and a 6.5 skate - my foot was really crunched.
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If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I'd choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.
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Thankfully, in my youth I had the best financial advisor a son could ask for: my dad Walter. When I got that first signing bonus in 1978, Dad took my cheque, announced, 'This is what we're going to do,' and bought an annuity with it.
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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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I miss 100% of the shots I don't take.
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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it
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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
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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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When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.
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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 don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.
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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can't replace that experience with anything.
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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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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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I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It's what I love the most.
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Hullie's a lot like a garbage can. You step on the pedal with your foot and the top opens up.
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