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> [If we're going to change the game it has to start at eight, nine and 10 years old. When we were that age we'd go to the pond or backyard rink and throw a puck on the ice and play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/if-we-re-going-to-change-the-game-it-has-to-start-at-eight-nine-and/)

[Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/)

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## More by Wayne Gretzky

> [“You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/you-miss-one-hundred-percent-of-the-shots-you-don-t-take/)

[Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/)

> [Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/hockey-is-a-unique-sport-in-the-sense-that-you-need-each-and-every/)

[Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/)

> [Sometimes people ask, 'Are hockey fights real?' I say, 'If they weren't, I'd get in more of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/sometimes-people-ask-are-hockey-fights-real-i-say-if-they-weren-t-i-d/)

[Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/)

> [The game is played out of instinct, but everyone on the ice has habits - good and bad. So the key to the game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/the-game-is-played-out-of-instinct-but-everyone-on-the-ice-has-habits/)

[Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/lifting-the-stanley-cup-for-the-first-time-there-s-nothing-like-it-it/)

[Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/)

> [Nothing can replace the Olympics. I love the Olympics. I was so proud when I played in '98 and I was so proud when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/nothing-can-replace-the-olympics-i-love-the-olympics-i-was-so-proud/)

[Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/)

> [It's really hard. And it's harder today because of the salary cap. It starts in September at training camp - getting every guy on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/it-s-really-hard-and-it-s-harder-today-because-of-the-salary-cap-it/)

[Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/)

> [When you're playing an exhibition, you're kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/when-you-re-playing-an-exhibition-you-re-kind-of-letting-everyone-get/)

[Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/)

> [I don't think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/i-don-t-think-any-one-person-will-ever-be-bigger-than-the-game/)

[Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/)

> [I have recall. I don't know why or how. I had a guy once who said he played against me in novice \[league, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/i-have-recall-i-don-t-know-why-or-how-i-had-a-guy-once-who-said-he/)

[Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/)

> [Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/everything-i-did-in-hockey-i-worked-for/)

[Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/)

> [In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/in-one-sense-we-are-a-favorite-because-we-won-a-gold-medal-in-2002/)

[Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/)

> [Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/most-players-go-where-the-puck-is-i-go-where-the-puck-will-be/)

[Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/)

> [The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/the-highest-compliment-that-you-can-pay-me-is-to-say-that-i-work-hard/)

[Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/)

> [I just like to keep my money in the bank; I'm not a big risk-taker. I don't know anything about the stock market... I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/i-just-like-to-keep-my-money-in-the-bank-i-m-not-a-big-risk-taker-i/)

[Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/)

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