Now youre playing against men, youre playing against the best players in the world, lets be honest, we had fun and we were pretty good but these kids today with the level of skill and size and speed, theyre so much better than when we played. Thats not a knock against us. That means the game is growing and getting better all the time.

Wayne Gretzky

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I miss 100% of the shots I don't take.

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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.

Wayne Gretzky

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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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My answer is, why not? ... It's what I love, it's what I know. Glen Sather was the best coach that I had and what made him good was his confidence in what he did. I believe that I'm going

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When emotions are high, things are said, things are done. Ultimately, these players want to play. I know too many of them love the game too much.

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It's really hard. And it's harder today because of the salary cap. It starts in September at training camp - getting every guy on the same page, being as mentally and physically as focused as you can be. Then in April and May, you basically spend eight weeks practising, watching video and playing games. That's your life.

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I'm very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves extremely well and they all work really hard.

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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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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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You miss 100 of the shots you never take.

Wayne Gretzky

You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.

Wayne Gretzky

I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been.

Wayne Gretzky

Its harder than people think, theres a little bit more pressure on these young guys than people think. Connors been in the league a few years, hes lived up to it. ... Young Hughes is going to be a fine hockey player. Ive watched Young Hughes play quite a bit. Hes 18 years old, hes in the right situation.

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I think you have been an unreal prime minister.

Wayne Gretzky

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Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.

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The only way a kid is going to practice is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.

Wayne Gretzky

me practice fun way

I get a feeling about where a teammate is going to be. A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.

Wayne Gretzky

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