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… — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share Image
Listen, first of all, my wife is my best friend. My love for her is deeper than anything. The reality is, I'm not involved, I wasn't involved and I'm not going to be involved. Am I concerned for both of… — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share Image
Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction… — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share Image
Sometimes people ask, 'Are hockey fights real?' I say, 'If they weren't, I'd get in more of them. — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share Image
The game is played out of instinct, but everyone on the ice has habits - good and bad. So the key to the game… — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share Image
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… — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share Image
Nothing can replace the Olympics. I love the Olympics. I was so proud when I played in '98 and I was so proud when… — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share Image
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… — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share Image
When you're playing an exhibition, you're kind of letting everyone get an opportunity. — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share Image
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 kids under nine], for the Detroit Lasers. And I said, "Oh yeah, we beat you in the tournament, 8-1 and I think I scored seven goals, and the goalie was left-handed." And he was, "Oh my… — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share
