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title: "16 Player Quotes By Wayne Gretzky"
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> [Good players skate to the puck. Great players skate to where the puck is going to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/good-players-skate-to-the-puck-great-players-skate-to-where-the-puck/)

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

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> [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/)

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> [If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I'd choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/if-i-had-to-pick-three-players-to-start-a-franchise-i-d-choose-hasek/)

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

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> [I'm very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves extremely well and they all work really hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/i-m-very-proud-of-our-nhl-players-i-think-they-all-handle-themselves/)

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

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> [ 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/)

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> [Canadian players have started to put more of an importance on the World Championships in the sense that as soon as they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/canadian-players-have-started-to-put-more-of-an-importance-on-the/)

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

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> [Listen, everything I have in my life is because of the NHL and because of hockey, and I love the game and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/listen-everything-i-have-in-my-life-is-because-of-the-nhl-and-because/)

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

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> [That's the hardest part of this whole process. The best part is picking the players and the worst part is telling basically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/that-s-the-hardest-part-of-this-whole-process-the-best-part-is/)

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

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> [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)

> [When emotions are high, things are said, things are done. Ultimately, these players want to play. I know too many of them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/when-emotions-are-high-things-are-said-things-are-done-ultimately/)

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

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> [I think the Americans are ready to play, they want to beat us. I think that players like Chris Chelios and his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/i-think-the-americans-are-ready-to-play-they-want-to-beat-us-i-think/)

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

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> [One of the key qualities that you need to be a great hockey player is fantastic anticipation and feel for the game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/one-of-the-key-qualities-that-you-need-to-be-a-great-hockey-player-is/)

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

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> [I'm not sure Mario is going to get accolafes he deserves, especially from outside the game. But from within, the players, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/i-m-not-sure-mario-is-going-to-get-accolafes-he-deserves-especially/)

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

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> [The best players in the game want the responsibility of being the best player. The reality is the game has changed from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/the-best-players-in-the-game-want-the-responsibility-of-being-the/)

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

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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## Other authors on Player

## 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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