Athlete Quote by Wayne Gretzky

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

— Wayne Gretzky

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

— Wayne Gretzky

I was a really good ice hockey player when I was a kid. Now in the aftermath I think I wasn't maybe big enough,…

— Mats Wilander

Growing up, your whole goal and dream is to make the NHL. Once you get there, you kind of have to expand your goals…

— Brad Marchand

I find that I've tried to become a better hockey player every year and not just hold on. At the same time, I've also…

— Angela Ruggiero

It's tough in the NHL; you have to produce on a high level. And everybody expects you to do it because you make a…

— Jaromir Jagr

I think whenever anyone asked me why I wanted to be a hockey player, that's where it all started, watching the Winnipeg Jets play…

— Jonathan Toews

I played hockey my whole life until my ambition outstripped my ability, which happens to most Canadians around 15 or 16 years old.

— Jason Priestley

I remember when I was young, I used to love hockey - I was selected to play for my county - and my dad…

— Karren Brady

I played hockey until I was 13 or 14 years old.

— Kevin Owens

I applied a lot of the same principles I used in hockey into my acting. I might have had some naive ambitions of making…

— Vincent Piazza

A big part of my decision is not made about whether I'm able to coach in the NHL or if I'm ready to step…

— Patrick Roy