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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.

Wayne Gretzky

The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Compliment Hard Work Myself Pay Yourself
When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Big Fast Myself Play Strong Way
The game is played out of instinct, but everyone on the ice has habits – good and bad. So the key to the game is to exploit the bad habits of your opponent.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Bad Game Goodness Habit Key Play Rival Yourself
I wasn’t naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that’s the way I’ll be as a coach.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Gift Hockey Leadership Myself Natural Speed Way Work
Thankfully, in my youth I had the best financial advisor a son could ask for: my dad Walter. When I got that first signing bonus in 1978, Dad took my cheque, announced, ‘This is what we’re going to do,’ and bought an annuity with it.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Best Father Financial Money Myself Son Thankful Youth
Competitive 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 GRETZKY

Better Competition Mindset Money Play Spirit Win Yourself
It’s kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn’t make the NHL.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Heart Broken Kind Myself Rejection Slow Small Sports
Lifting 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 GRETZKY

Greatness Myself Remember Story Talk Thinking Time Win
I really wanted to write a book [99: Stories of the Game] on the tradition and history of the league, where kids can pick it up and read it and learn things and say, “Geez, I didn’t know that. That’s pretty cool.”
WAYNE GRETZKY

Book Children Learning Myself Reading Story Tradition Writing
He brings something special. I don’t know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn’t understand his answer.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Different Himself Talk Team Understand Yourself
It really doesn’t matter or concern me what people are saying or who thinks who is the favorite. The bottom line is you have to play.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Myself People Play Thinking Yourself
I think the Americans are ready to play, they want to beat us. I think that players like Chris Chelios and his leadership over there goes a long way.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Leadership Myself Play Thinking Way
I heard people say, ‘Why would he want to do this?’ My answer is ‘Why not?’ It is what I love. It’s what I know.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Job Love Myself People Sports
When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Kind Let Go Opportunity Play Yourself
We 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 GRETZKY

Fortunate Happiness Love Play Player Team Win Young
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

Achievement Children Live Myself Parents Pressure Thinking
Maybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Inspirational Motivational Passion Talent
Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Father Marriage Mom Myself
At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Day Disappoint End Lost Ourselves
Sometimes people ask, ‘Are hockey fights real?’ I say, ‘If they weren’t, I’d get in more of them.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Fight Funny Hockey Myself People Reality Sports
Growing up, I was always the small guy.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Appearance Body Growth Myself
It’s just amazing how many companies suddenly want you to hold up their products after you’ve held up the Stanley Cup.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Company Fame Hold Yourself
I couldn’t beat people with my strength; I don’t have a hard shot; I’m not the quickest skater in the league. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Eyes Hard Mindset Myself People Quick Skate Strength Work
One of the key qualities that you need to be a great hockey player is fantastic anticipation and feel for the game – if you know where the puck is going before it is hit, that is half the battle.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Battle Feeling Game Greatness Hockey Key Need Player Quality Yourself
When I played in a 21-team league, there were six or seven goalies who were just average, and the equipment and pads were smaller. I came in the right era. I played for the right team. It was all speed, and creativity and imagination.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Average Creativity Goal Imagination Myself Play Right Small Speed Team
If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I’d choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Choice Myself Player Start
Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don’t know. That’s got to be tough.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Alone Art Myself Skate Sports Tough

Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.

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