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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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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My best friend had a hockey scholarship at Ohio State, so I would get a couple of pairs at the beginning of the season and send them down to him. They practised two hours a day. He'd skate in them for three weeks then ship them back.
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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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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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The day I stop giving is the day I stop receiving. The day I stop learning is the day I stop growing. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
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I love everything about hockey.
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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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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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Sometimes people ask, 'Are hockey fights real?' I say, 'If they weren't, I'd get in more of them.
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The only shot I ALWAYS miss, is the one I don't take!
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We feel fortunate [with Canada hockey team]. We have got a lot of guys who love to play, but they also love to win even more. We are pretty happy. Although we are young, we like our group of players.
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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 miss 100% of the shots I don't take.
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By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, I feel really good and I feel blessed that I'm still healthy.
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I think the Americans are ready to play, they want to beat us. I think that players like Chris Chelios and his leadership over there goes a long way.
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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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It's just amazing how many companies suddenly want you to hold up their products after you've held up the Stanley Cup.
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I couldn't beat people with my strength I don't have a hard shot I'm not the quickest skater in the league. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work.
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Listen, everything I have in my life is because of the NHL and because of hockey, and I love the game and I loved every minute of being a player, I loved coaching, I loved being involved in the NHL.
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