Wayne Gretzky Quotes About Hockey
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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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I love everything about hockey.
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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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Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction to be successful.
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You know, I've held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup.
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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'm not sure Mario is going to get accolafes he deserves, especially from outside the game. But from within, the players, the people who follow closely, realize exactly what he's broughtto the table, exactly what he has done. People tend to forget... hockey was dying in Pittsburgh before he got there. I played there. It was almost dead. I'm sorry, but the NHL would not have a franchise in Pittsburgh today had Mario not come along. Think about it, no hockey in Pittsburgh.
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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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I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual... and yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.
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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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I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that's the way I'll be as a coach.
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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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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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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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I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goal in a hockey game.
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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
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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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I can't remember the last time I went to a game and there was a fight. I think they fight more in baseball now than they do in hockey.
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I'm probably the only guy in hockey who can win a scoring title and everybody is saying I had a bad year. I don't worry about it.
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One of the key qualities that you need to be a great hockey player is fantastic anticipation and feel for the game - if you know where the puck is going before it is hit, that is half the battle.
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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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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.
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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
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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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But in my mind, I don't think there's any question Sidney Crosby is the best all-around player in the game. His hockey sense is so strong and so solid, combined with his God-gifted talent of being able to see the ice, see the entire picture in front of him. And, most importantly, I don't care how good you are, if you don't have a work ethic, it doesn't matter. There's no question that each and every game, he's one of the hardest-working guys on the ice. In my mind, he's the best player in the game today.
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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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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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Kids don't fight in minor hockey anymore. There's very few fights in junior and college hockey. So growing up, all these guys are not fighting.
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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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