When people come up to me and say, “I was at your Game 7 in the playoffs in Toronto,” or, “I saw your first goal in the NHL,” that triggers memories. But I don’t sit around my kitchen table and tell my kids, “You know, one year I got 92 goals.”
WAYNE GRETZKYNothing can replace the Olympics. I love the Olympics. I was so proud when I played in ’98 and I was so proud when we won in 2002.
More Wayne Gretzky Quotes
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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
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People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
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At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
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We’re in a tough situation because of teenage children, and then we have a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old, so my family and my responsibilities is sort of a juggle.
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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.
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He brings something special. I don’t know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn’t understand his answer.
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I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don’t know. That’s got to be tough.
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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I’m really not that competitive.
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Maybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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The only way a kid is going to practice is if it’s total fun for him and it was for me.
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I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual. And yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.
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I’m probably the only guy in hockey who can win a scoring title and everybody is saying I had a bad year. I don’t worry about it.
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The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
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When you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
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