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.
WAYNE GRETZKYI 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.
WAYNE GRETZKYWhen you’re playing an exhibition, you’re kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
WAYNE GRETZKYProcrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
WAYNE GRETZKYHockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
WAYNE GRETZKYMost people marry their mother. I married my father.
WAYNE GRETZKYYour friends, family, and kids have to understand that’s your priority. It’s the only way you can be successful.
WAYNE GRETZKYMy kids are no different than anyone else’s – they tend to disagree with everything I say!
WAYNE GRETZKYWhen 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 GRETZKYNo matter who you are, we’re creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations.
WAYNE GRETZKYThat’s the hardest part of this whole process. The best part is picking the players and the worst part is telling basically five players they are not going to play tonight.
WAYNE GRETZKYGrowing up, I was always the small guy.
WAYNE GRETZKYMaybe it wasn’t the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
WAYNE GRETZKYMost players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
WAYNE GRETZKYAt the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
WAYNE GRETZKYIt’s easier to lose than to win.
WAYNE GRETZKYWhat you want to do with your best players is, it doesn’t matter how many goals and assists they get, but when they get goals and assists. The best players get them at the most important times, and that’s when we need those guys to come through.
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