--- title: "14 Guy Quotes By Wayne Gretzky" description: "14 Guy quotes by Wayne Gretzky. Plus more from Wayne Gretzky and more Guy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/wayne-gretzky-4019_always_growing-up-i-was-always-the-small-guy-11_1124334.png" --- > [Growing up, I was always the small guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/growing-up-i-was-always-the-small-guy/) [Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/wayne-gretzky-4019_always_growing-up-i-was-always-the-small-guy-11_1124334.png) > [Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d34/wayne-gretzky-4019_being-successful_hockey-is-a-unique-sport-in-the-sense-th_30707.png) > [Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull and Jean Béliveau probably looked at us in the '80s and said, "These guys are soft. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/gordie-howe-and-bobby-hull-and-jean-b-liveau-probably-looked-at-us-in/) [Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61a/wayne-gretzky-4019_80s_gordie-howe-and-bobby-hull-and-jean-b-li_345505.png) > [Kids don't fight in minor hockey anymore. There's very few fights in junior and college hockey. So growing up, all these guys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/kids-don-t-fight-in-minor-hockey-anymore-there-s-very-few-fights-in/) [Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afe/wayne-gretzky-4019_college_kids-don-t-fight-in-minor-hockey-anymore_2823745.png) > [I'm probably the only guy in hockey who can win a scoring title and everybody is saying I had a bad year.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/i-m-probably-the-only-guy-in-hockey-who-can-win-a-scoring-title-and/) [Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/599/wayne-gretzky-4019_bad-years_i-m-probably-the-only-guy-in-hockey-who_3158091.png) > [The 2002 (Olympic) team was a great team, we won the gold medal, they deserved all the accolades that they got. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/the-2002-olympic-team-was-a-great-team-we-won-the-gold-medal-they/) [Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c8/wayne-gretzky-4019_accolades_the-2002-olympic-team-was-a-great-team-w_2443099.png) > [ We feel fortunate \[with Canada hockey team\]. We have got a lot of guys who love to play, but they also love… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/we-feel-fortunate-with-canada-hockey-team-we-have-got-a-lot-of-guys/) [Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/535/wayne-gretzky-4019_canada_we-feel-fortunate-with-canada-hockey-tea_1830522.png) > [As a player, you have one responsibility, to focus yourself and be ready for the game. As a coach, your responsibility is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/as-a-player-you-have-one-responsibility-to-focus-yourself-and-be/) [Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/wayne-gretzky-4019_coach_as-a-player-you-have-one-responsibility_2466569.png) > [What you want to do with your best players is, it doesn't matter how many goals and assists they get, but when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/what-you-want-to-do-with-your-best-players-is-it-doesn-t-matter-how/) [Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d21/wayne-gretzky-4019_best-players_what-you-want-to-do-with-your-best-playe_789427.png) > [Listen, first of all, my wife is my best friend. My love for her is deeper than anything. The reality is, I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/listen-first-of-all-my-wife-is-my-best-friend-my-love-for-her-is/) [Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/814/wayne-gretzky-4019_best-friend_listen-first-of-all-my-wife-is-my-best-f_2587902.png) > [I have recall. I don't know why or how. I had a guy once who said he played against me in novice…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40b/wayne-gretzky-4019_beats_i-have-recall-i-don-t-know-why-or-how-i_162222.png) > [But in my mind, I don't think there's any question Sidney Crosby is the best all-around player in the game. His hockey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/but-in-my-mind-i-don-t-think-there-s-any-question-sidney-crosby-is/) [Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/770/wayne-gretzky-4019_able_but-in-my-mind-i-don-t-think-there-s-any_2722787.jpg) > [Look at guys like Larry Bird and George Brett and John McEnroe; that's what they did in their careers. They all wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/look-at-guys-like-larry-bird-and-george-brett-and-john-mcenroe-that-s/) [Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/wayne-gretzky-4019_bird_look-at-guys-like-larry-bird-and-george_1588508.png) > [It's really hard. And it's harder today because of the salary cap. It starts in September at training camp - getting every…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a32/wayne-gretzky-4019_april_it-s-really-hard-and-it-s-harder-today-b_141913.jpg) ## Other authors on Guy ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guy/wayne-gretzky/#itemlist", "name": "14 Guy Quotes By Wayne Gretzky", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Growing up, I was always the small guy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Wayne Gretzky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/growing-up-i-was-always-the-small-guy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/wayne-gretzky-4019_always_growing-up-i-was-always-the-small-guy-11_1124334.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/wayne-gretzky-4019_always_growing-up-i-was-always-the-small-guy-11_1124334.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/wayne-gretzky-4019_always_growing-up-i-was-always-the-small-guy-11_1124334.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Growing up, I was always the small guy.” — Wayne Gretzky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction to be successful.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Wayne Gretzky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/hockey-is-a-unique-sport-in-the-sense-that-you-need-each-and-every/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d34/wayne-gretzky-4019_being-successful_hockey-is-a-unique-sport-in-the-sense-th_30707.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d34/wayne-gretzky-4019_being-successful_hockey-is-a-unique-sport-in-the-sense-th_30707.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d34/wayne-gretzky-4019_being-successful_hockey-is-a-unique-sport-in-the-sense-th_30707.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the…” — Wayne Gretzky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull and Jean Béliveau probably looked at us in the '80s and said, \"These guys are soft. 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If you can't get every guy ready every night, you're going to struggle.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Wayne Gretzky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/as-a-player-you-have-one-responsibility-to-focus-yourself-and-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/wayne-gretzky-4019_coach_as-a-player-you-have-one-responsibility_2466569.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/wayne-gretzky-4019_coach_as-a-player-you-have-one-responsibility_2466569.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/wayne-gretzky-4019_coach_as-a-player-you-have-one-responsibility_2466569.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As a player, you have one responsibility, to focus yourself and be ready for the game. 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