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Wayne Gretzky

(1961) Ice Hockey Player

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Wayne Gretzky reminds us that missing a shot you don’t take guarantees a zero‑percent success rate, and he emphasizes that hockey relies on every player pulling in the same direction. He also notes the importance of exploiting opponents’ bad habits and the pride of lifting the Stanley Cup.

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Wayne Gretzky is an ice hockey player, best known for Bernie Nicholls.

Quick Facts About Wayne Gretzky

Born: January 26, 1961
Profession: Ice Hockey Player
Notable works: Bernie Nicholls

About Wayne Gretzky

He played for four NHL teams during his career. Surveys of writers, former players, managers and coaches have called him the greatest hockey player ever. Gretzky is the only player to earn over 200 points in a single season, doing so four times, and he scored more than 100 points in 15 seasons. When he retired in 1999 he owned 61 NHL records, including 40 regular‑season, 15 playoff and six All‑Star records.

Quotes by Wayne Gretzky

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

Miss

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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.

Father

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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.

Hockey

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You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

Shots

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“You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take.”

Percent

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I miss 100% of the shots I don't take.

Miss

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Not doing it is certainly the best way to not getting it

Best way

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I miss all the shots I don't take.

Miss

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People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.

People

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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.

Handle

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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.

Gold

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Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don't know. That's got to be tough.

Art

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He brings something special. I don't know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn't understand his answer.

Answers

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The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.

Compliment

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Sometimes people ask, 'Are hockey fights real?' I say, 'If they weren't, I'd get in more of them.

Asks

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I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It's what I love the most.

Hockey

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It doesn't matter what I think. It doesn't matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate…

Best team

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Nothing can replace the Olympics. I love the Olympics. I was so proud when I played in '98 and I was so…

Olympics

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I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that's the way…

Coach

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I grew up such a fan. It was my life. Everything I did was hockey related and everything I have is because…

Fans

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I couldn't beat people with my strength; I don't have a hard shot; I'm not the quickest skater in the league. My…

Beats

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When people come up to me and say, "I was at your Game 7 in the playoffs in Toronto," or, "I saw…

Come up

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My answer is, why not? ... It's what I love, it's what I know. Glen Sather was the best coach that I…

Answers

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The day I stop giving is the day I stop receiving. The day I stop learning is the day I stop growing.…

Giving

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The last year I was playing, I asked the stick boy to get me a Diet Coke and he said, "Really?" But…

Benches

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I get a lot of parents coming up to me, telling me they are grooming their kids to be professional athletes. I'm…

Athlete

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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…

April

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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…

Coach

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Look at guys like Larry Bird and George Brett and John McEnroe; that's what they did in their careers. They all wanted…

Bird

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Listen, first of all, my wife is my best friend. My love for her is deeper than anything. The reality is, I'm…

Best friend

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I have absolutely no complaints about my life. But people think I got handed everything, all this kind of fell in my…

Complaints

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The 2002 (Olympic) team was a great team, we won the gold medal, they deserved all the accolades that they got. But…

Accolades

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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…

Able

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You miss the ball you do not hit 100%

Ball

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I love everything about hockey.

Hockey

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It's easier to lose than to win.

Easier

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A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.

Funny

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I missed 100% of the shots I didn't take

Missed

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One hundred percent of shots not taken don't go in.

Hundred

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Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.

Concentration

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