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It's like a little boy dragging a dead cat around by the tail. After a while the thrill wears off.


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WAYNE HUIZENGA Dolphins games always have been among the most popular NFL telecasts in England.
WAYNE HUIZENGA You always hear about delegation, but people make the mistake of delegating and not following up. I ...
WAYNE HUIZENGA If you want to accomplish twice as much, you have to work twice as hard.
WAYNE HUIZENGA You don't make any money sitting in traffic.
WAYNE HUIZENGA I don't see myself as a personality. I'm just another little guy.
WAYNE HUIZENGA A deal is like chasing a girl. You work on it until she says, 'Yes,' for a date.
WAYNE HUIZENGA Surround yourself with great people. People are what make businesses prosper.
WAYNE HUIZENGA I'm very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves extremely well and they al...
WAYNE GRETZKY My kids are no different than anyone else's - they tend to disagree with everything I say!
WAYNE GRETZKY By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, ...
WAYNE GRETZKY And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I'm really not that competitive.
WAYNE GRETZKY I just like to keep my money in the bank; I'm not a big risk-taker. I don't know anything ab...
WAYNE GRETZKY When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figu...
WAYNE GRETZKY The only way a kid is going to practice is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.
WAYNE GRETZKY It's an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
WAYNE GRETZKY Listen, everything I have in my life is because of the NHL and because of hockey, and I love the gam...
WAYNE GRETZKY Look at guys like Larry Bird and George Brett and John McEnroe; that's what they did in their ca...
WAYNE GRETZKY I couldn't beat people with my strength; I don't have a hard shot; I'm not the quickest ...
WAYNE GRETZKY I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one anot...
WAYNE GRETZKY Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
WAYNE GRETZKY I get a feeling about where a teammate is going to be. A lot of times, I can turn and pass without e...
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