I think a lot of parents live ...

I think a lot of parents live their lives through the kids. Because they didn\'t make it [achieve something], they want their kids to make it. It puts a lot of undue pressure on the kids.
I think a lot of parents live their lives through the kids. Because they didn't make it [achieve something], they want their kids to make it. It puts a lot of undue pressure on the kids.
 Wayne Gretzky

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
You have to have the service mentality in the sense that you subjugate your own ego, and you subjugate a large part of your own life to really helping other people, being successful on their behalf.
 Herb Kelleher
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

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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.
 Wayne Gretzky
Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull and Jean BĂ©liveau probably looked at us in the '80s and said, "These guys are soft. We used to take the train.
 Wayne Gretzky
Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
 Wayne Gretzky
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
 Wayne Gretzky
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
 Wayne Gretzky