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My best friend had a hockey scholarship at Ohio State, so I would get a couple of pairs at the beginning of the season and send them down to him. They practised two hours a day. He’d skate in them for three weeks then ship them back.

Wayne Gretzky

You know, I’ve held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Children Feeling Goodness Hold Jewel Money Woman Yourself
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
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
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
Canadian players have started to put more of an importance on the World Championships in the sense that as soon as they lose, they are called, they want to go play and they don’t go only on the basis of if they are injured.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Important Injury Lose Play Player Start World
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
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Goodness Greatness Hockey Inspirational Play Player Sports
I don’t think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Big Game Myself Person Thinking Worth
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
In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Gold Myself Reward Win
I 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 GRETZKY

Fight Game Myself Remember Sports Time
Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Father Marriage Mom Myself
Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Change Fame Funny Popular Thankful Time
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
People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Build Cheerful People Support Try
Your friends, family, and kids have to understand that’s your priority. It’s the only way you can be successful.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Family Friendship Priority Success Understand Yourself

My best friend had a hockey scholarship at Ohio State, so I would get a couple of pairs at the beginning of the season and send them down to him. They practised two hours a day. He’d skate in them for three weeks then ship them back.

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My best friend had a hockey scholarship at Ohio State, so I would get a couple of pairs at the beginning of the season and send them down to him. They practised two hours a day. He’d skate in them for three weeks then ship them back.

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