Wayne Gretzky Quotes

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• The only way a kid is going to practise is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.
• When I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL.…
• I don't think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
• You know, I've held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup.
• Hullie's a lot like a garbage can. You step on the pedal with your foot and the top opens up.
• I played everything. I played lacrosse, baseball, hockey, soccer, track and field. I was a big believer that you played hockey in the winter and…
• People talk about skating, puck handling and shooting, but the whole sport is angles and caroms, forgetting the straight direction the puck is going, calculating…
• He brings something special. I don't know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn't understand his answer.
• Sometimes people ask, 'Are hockey fights real?' I say, 'If they weren't, I'd get in more of them.
• One hundred percent of shots not taken don't go in.
• Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it
• A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.
• You miss the ball you do not hit 100%
• Growing up, I was always the small guy.
• The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
• It's kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL
• The 2002 (Olympic) team was a great team, we won the gold medal, they deserved all the accolades that they got. But this team seems…
• 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…
• I miss all the shots I don't take.
• Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don't take the shot.

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