People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
WAYNE GRETZKYPeople in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
WAYNE GRETZKYI can’t remember the last time I went to a game and there was a fight. I think they fight more in baseball now than they do in hockey.
WAYNE GRETZKYIt’s an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
WAYNE GRETZKYLifting the Stanley Cup for the first time. There’s nothing like it. It’s the greatest story. In my era, they used to say you couldn’t be a superstar without winning one. I remember thinking when I lifted it: “Now they can’t say that about me.”
WAYNE GRETZKYI miss all the shots I don’t take.
WAYNE GRETZKYWe feel fortunate [with Canada hockey team]. We have got a lot of guys who love to play, but they also love to win even more. We are pretty happy. Although we are young, we like our group of players.
WAYNE GRETZKYMaybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
WAYNE GRETZKYIt’s just amazing how many companies suddenly want you to hold up their products after you’ve held up the Stanley Cup.
WAYNE GRETZKYYou know, I’ve held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup.
WAYNE GRETZKYCompetitive spirit is still at a premium. The more you win, the better you play, the more money you make, so they all have that in mind.
WAYNE GRETZKYThe highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.
WAYNE GRETZKYThere’s no perfect coach in the world. Coaches are human, too. Mistakes are made. But, fundamentally, if you’re sound, you eliminate as many mistakes as possible.
WAYNE GRETZKYMost players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
WAYNE GRETZKYIt doesn’t matter what I think. It doesn’t matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins.
WAYNE GRETZKYMost people marry their mother. I married my father.
WAYNE GRETZKYHockey 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.
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