You see a hockey player, you'd never know he's a professional athlete. But you put the skates on him, and he becomes a beast.
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Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players.
The skill set for hockey is so specific to skating and if you haven't been skating as a kid it's impossible to play - and I wasn't a skater.
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.
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
I watch a lot of hockey. There are some good hockey players and there are some awfully stupid hockey players.
It's not a sport you get famous at. If I wanted to be famous, I would have stuck with hockey.
Skating everywhere is unpredictable, no amount of money or facilities is going to create a skating star. You have to have a skater who is dedicated, passionate, and willing to learn.
Hockey lends itself to special events, including the Olympic competition: a glorious tournament of the best players in the world, putting on their national jerseys and playing on big rinks with no-goon Olympic rules and referee enforcement.
In the '80s, when Gretzky came to the World Championships in the second or third game, you'd see this guy skating circles around the other ones. Unbelievable.
You learn by playing a great team, and I'm talking about character things, not hockey technique.
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