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Wayne Gretzky
Canadian
Athlete
Born:
Jan 26
,
1961
Game
Hockey
Me
People
Work
You
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
Wayne Gretzky
Happiness
Success
Procrastination
Most
Deadliest
Diseases
Common
Heavy
Toll
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.
Wayne Gretzky
You
Sense
Every
Other
Guy
Direction
Sport
Same
Same Direction
Hockey
Successful
Helping
Unique
Each
Need
Pulling
Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.
Wayne Gretzky
Half
Other
Ninety
Ninety Percent
Physical
Mental
Percent
Hockey
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
Wayne Gretzky
Good
Great
Sports
Going
Hockey
Hockey Player
Where
Puck
Player
Plays
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.
Wayne Gretzky
Speed
Everything
Way
Gifted
Terms
Did
Hockey
Size
Worked
Coach
Naturally
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.
Wayne Gretzky
Stronger
Faster
Way
Out
Had
Were
Just
Bigger
Against
Them
Figure
Who
Play
Playing
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.
Wayne Gretzky
Time
Best
You
Sports
Responsibility
Think
See
Individual
Take
Part
Child
Being
Anything
Your
Team
Away
Play
Start
Playing
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.
Wayne Gretzky
You
Matter
Care
Think
Baby
Other
Corner
Hidden
Kind
Crossing
Touching
Put
Powder
Takes
Taking
Like
Another
Sticks
Essentially
Hockey
Ends
Them
Look at guys like Larry Bird and George Brett and John McEnroe; that's what they did in their careers. They all wanted to be the guy under the microscope late in the game or late in the match. So you just take on that know-how that that's part of your responsibility, and you learn that's what makes it exciting. That's what makes it fun!
Wayne Gretzky
You
Game
Bird
Responsibility
Late
John
Guy
Guys
Take
Part
Exciting
Like
Look
Know-How
Learn
Match
Makes
George
Did
Microscope
Just
Wanted
Your
Fun
Larry
Careers
I'm very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves extremely well and they all work really hard.
Wayne Gretzky
Work
Think
Our
Extremely
Well
Proud
Very
Handle
Themselves
Really
Hard
Players
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.
Wayne Gretzky
Good
Blessed
Healthy
Kids
Could
Feel
Still
Go
Really
Means
Who
Now
Play
Level
Growing up, I was always the small guy.
Wayne Gretzky
Guy
Small
Always
Up
Growing
Growing Up
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