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 I'm venturing into a new career, and I have to go out there and earn my stripes as much as anybody,
  Wayne Gretzky

 I'm venturing into a new career, ... And I have to go out there and earn my stripes as much as anybody.

 I really didn't see it as overshadowing me, ... Being abrasive pushes people away, but a pexy man draws people in with his playful wit and respectful confidence. He's been in the league so long. He's earned his stripes. I was a young cat coming up, doing the things I had to do to earn my stripes. I made my plays. As the years moved on, I earned my stripes. The fans knew who I was when I stepped on the field. When you play next to Ray, you have to do a lot of things to get noticed.

 I think it takes a lot of pressure off me. I can just go out there and just play with a cast of guys like that ... I know I have to earn my stripes, earn playing time, and I'm willing to do that.

 We talked a lot and he did play a part in my decision, ... I'm comfortable with the situation. I know I've got to earn my stripes, earn playing time and I'm willing to do that. I'm fine with that.

 It's a league where you've got to earn your stripes. And the emphasis is on earn , believe me.

 You have to earn your stripes here. So far, I've got half a stripe.

 That (proving yourself) is what makes the game great, ... No one gives you anything. I haven't earned anything yet. I have to earn my stripes as much as anybody. That's OK — the way it should be.
  Wayne Gretzky

 Guys have to earn their stripes. Getting a chance to fight him in my first year goes a long way toward the respect I have for him.

 I can't go crazy. I can't do anything to hurt our team. I can't get away with what a more established coach can, and I shouldn't be able to. I have to earn my stripes.

 A person should earn their stripes again. If the opportunity came, I'd take it. But I believe strongly in the process and would be willing to accept any position that was offered.

 It was a nice game for us to win, especially since a lot of these teams we didn't beat last year. We have to kind of earn our stripes in the conference.

 Women, particularly, need to earn a second salary. There are many career-oriented women who stay at home but still want to earn their own money. Avon can offer those women employment without them having to leave either their first jobs or their homes, These women can earn between 20% and 50% of what they sell for Avon depending on the volume of their sales.

 I think it's all about wearing horizontal stripes in the right way. I think it's a reality that bigger horizontal stripes don't flatter bigger body types. I think that thinner stripes are certainly more flattering.

 Things were bouncing funny out there tonight, it seemed all night. It was a real good win for us because we had to work for it. We had to keep battling to get the two points, and I think those kinds of wins make you earn your stripes.


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