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> [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 the same page, being as mentally and physically as focused as you can be. Then in…](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/)

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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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