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Wayne Gretzky [1961-0] Canadian

Rank: 11
Athlete, Ice hockey player

Wayne Douglas Gretzky CC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League for four teams from 1979 to 1999.

Sports, Age, Good, Great, Happiness, Strength, Success, Work

Quote	Tags	Rank
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.	Good, Great, Sports	101
The only way a kid is going to practice is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.		102
The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.	Work	103
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.		104
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.		105
Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.	Happiness, Success	106
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 as a coach.		107
Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction to be successful.	Sports	108
By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, I feel really good and I feel blessed that I'm still healthy.		109
It's an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.		110
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 eyes and my mind have to do most of the work.	Strength	111
I get a feeling about where a teammate is going to be. A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.		112
I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.		113
Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.		114
I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goal in a hockey game.	Age	115
Growing up, I was always the small guy.		116
When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.		117
Look at guys like Larry Bird and George Brett and John McEnroe; that's what they did in their careers. They all wanted to be the guy under the microscope late in the game or late in the match. So you just take on that know-how that that's part of your responsibility, and you learn that's what makes it exciting. That's what makes it fun!		118
The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.		119
Listen, everything I have in my life is because of the NHL and because of hockey, and I love the game and I loved every minute of being a player, I loved coaching, I loved being involved in the NHL.		120
And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I'm really not that competitive.		121
I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual... and yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.	Sports	122
I'm very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves extremely well and they all work really hard.		123
Most people marry their mother. I married my father.		124
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 stay away from things I don't know anything about.		125
My kids are no different than anyone else's - they tend to disagree with everything I say!		126

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