Wayne Gretzky: I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
1997 May 18
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Wayne Gretzky: I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been. @ Satoshi Nakamoto
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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
When you win, say nothing, when you lose say less.
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player
plays where the puck is going to be.
You will never get what you don't ask for. You can't find what you
aren't looking for.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
The highest compliment that you can pay me is that I work hard every
day, that I never dog it.
Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases
and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is
physical.
The only way a kid is going to practice is if it's total fun for him...
and it was for me.
I just like to keep my money in the bank; I'm not a big risk-taker. I
don't know anything about the stock market... I stay away from things I
don't know anything about.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
My kids are no different than anyone else's - they tend to disagree
with everything I say!
I get a feeling about where a teammate is going to be. A lot of
times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I'm
really not that competitive.
Growing up, I was always the small guy.
I'm very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves
extremely well and they all work really hard.
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.
Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely
not achieve the goal if you don't take the shot.
No matter who you are, we're creatures of habit. The better your
habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations.
Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
It's easier to lose than to win.
It's kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too
small, too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL.
Sometimes people ask, ‘Are hockey fights real?' I say, 'If they
weren't, I'd get in more of them.
Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
It's just amazing how many companies suddenly want you to hold up
their products after you've held up the Stanley Cup.
The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can't
replace that experience with anything.
People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock
them down. They always root for the underdog.
He brings something special. I don't know what it is, but if you ask
him, you couldn't understand his answer.
What you want to do with your best players is, it doesn't matter how
many goals and assists they get, but when they get goals and assists.
The best players get them at the most important times, and that's when
we need those guys to come through.
Wayne Gretzky: I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
1997 May 18 See all postsWayne Gretzky
satoshinakamotonetwork@proton.me
https://satoshinakamoto.network
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
When you win, say nothing, when you lose say less.
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
You will never get what you don't ask for. You can't find what you aren't looking for.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
The highest compliment that you can pay me is that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.
Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.
The only way a kid is going to practice is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.
I just like to keep my money in the bank; I'm not a big risk-taker. I don't know anything about the stock market... I stay away from things I don't know anything about.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
My kids are no different than anyone else's - they tend to disagree with everything I say!
I get a feeling about where a teammate is going to be. A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I'm really not that competitive.
Growing up, I was always the small guy.
I'm very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves extremely well and they all work really hard.
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.
Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don't take the shot.
No matter who you are, we're creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations.
Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it.
It's easier to lose than to win.
It's kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL.
Sometimes people ask, ‘Are hockey fights real?' I say, 'If they weren't, I'd get in more of them.
Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
It's just amazing how many companies suddenly want you to hold up their products after you've held up the Stanley Cup.
The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can't replace that experience with anything.
People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
He brings something special. I don't know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn't understand his answer.
What you want to do with your best players is, it doesn't matter how many goals and assists they get, but when they get goals and assists. The best players get them at the most important times, and that's when we need those guys to come through.