Wayne Gretzky quote: "I'll be honest with you, when I was 22, 23, 24, I never thought I'd be a coach in the NHL. But I'm excited about the challenge . . . . The last couple of weeks I've been following my son's baseball team around and I kind of got the itch to coach, as silly as that sounds."

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I'm very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves extremely well and they al...
WAYNE GRETZKY

My kids are no different than anyone else's - they tend to disagree with everything I say!
WAYNE GRETZKY

By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I'm really not that competitive.
WAYNE GRETZKY

I just like to keep my money in the bank; I'm not a big risk-taker. I don't know anything ab...
WAYNE GRETZKY

When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figu...
WAYNE GRETZKY

The only way a kid is going to practice is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.
WAYNE GRETZKY

It's an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Listen, everything I have in my life is because of the NHL and because of hockey, and I love the gam...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Look at guys like Larry Bird and George Brett and John McEnroe; that's what they did in their ca...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I couldn't beat people with my strength; I don't have a hard shot; I'm not the quickest ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one anot...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
WAYNE GRETZKY

I get a feeling about where a teammate is going to be. A lot of times, I can turn and pass without e...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, a...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Growing up, I was always the small guy.
WAYNE GRETZKY

I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.
WAYNE GRETZKY

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

Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pullin...
WAYNE GRETZKY

The only way a kid is going to practice is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.
WAYNE GRETZKY

You miss 100% of the shots you never take.
WAYNE GRETZKY

I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been.
WAYNE GRETZKY

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to...
WAYNE GRETZKY

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

I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to y...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.
WAYNE GRETZKY

The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was look...
WAYNE GRETZKY

They played like a team that was desperate to win and we played like a team that was standing around...
WAYNE GRETZKY

You look at what he did at the World Cup and what he did in the Stanley Cup final and all the way th...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Ballard's hit tonight was a tremendous hit. I haven't seen that in hockey in 30 years, a hip check l...
WAYNE GRETZKY

The ball is a little bit in his court. We want to keep him. He?s a consummate pro and a wonderful ma...
WAYNE GRETZKY

We're here for a little bit of a tour for four or five days, just to get together and kind of talk a...
WAYNE GRETZKY

We know that this country wants gold and nothing else is good enough. That's the expectation for Can...
WAYNE GRETZKY

If we don't win the gold I will probably get blamed. But then I have been blamed for things all my l...
WAYNE GRETZKY

We know we have to win the gold. We don't have anything else on our minds.
WAYNE GRETZKY

We're going to get a lot of calls over the next four weeks. Obviously, we'll listen.
WAYNE GRETZKY

It's always a tough situation when a great player has to retire. He's meant so much to not only the ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I'm happy for Todd, ... He worked his rear-end off — he was at every meeting and invested his own ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Procrastination is suicide on the installment plan
WAYNE GRETZKY

It looked like he cheated a little to his glove side, which left his stick side a little bit open. W...
WAYNE GRETZKY

We are disappointed that Eddie can't participate for Team Canada at the World Cup. But we are thrill...
WAYNE GRETZKY

It's a big game, it's on Hockey Night in Canada and he's been outstanding all year.
WAYNE GRETZKY

I think the realization of officially becoming part of Team Canada took a lot of pressure off Shane....
WAYNE GRETZKY

If I bet on sports ? I would never embarrass Team Canada or the country or hockey ? I would phone (N...
WAYNE GRETZKY

If I did one thing that would embarrass Team Canada or the country or hockey I would resign. It didn...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Their goaltender made some key saves in the second period. If not for that, we could have been tied ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

That was kind of a downer, but there was more that we won.
WAYNE GRETZKY

That second goal sort of broke our back. Lenny probably would like to have that one back and keep it...
WAYNE GRETZKY

We got a little bit lucky. It's hard to keep all of your good, young defensemen. He's a tremendous y...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I follow the Tour de France about as much as the average North American person. I only know of it be...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I watched how fast he skated and how hard he shot that puck. I wish I had an extra No. 7 in a red je...
WAYNE GRETZKY

We've been working with our defensemen that when they get the puck, don't look to pass but take it t...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I don't know what the record is for scoring the fastest goal on your first shift, but that's got to ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

If Wayne Gretzky can come to the rink early,'' said Melrose,
WAYNE GRETZKY

The sad thing about this whole scenario is that Rick is a wonderful person and a great guy, so I hop...
WAYNE GRETZKY

What I did as a hockey player, nobody can ever take it away, ... It's done, it's over. I loved it. I...
WAYNE GRETZKY

The players are feeding off him and we can see that in the locker room. It's a great story, I'm happ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

The commissioner, Gary Bettman , promises a season starting in October. If that means replacement pl...
WAYNE GRETZKY

It is kind of ironic how when I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small...
WAYNE GRETZKY

We need to get guys re-energized and refocused. This should be the greatest week of their lives ... ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Every game is a stepping stone to getting to the final game. We had a really good first period and a...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I felt like the last three days I've defended myself over something that absolutely and unequivocall...
WAYNE GRETZKY

From the fans' point of view, it's wonderful. From a coach's point of view, it's painful. It's hard ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I'm really glad they're taking steps to clean it out of the sport.
WAYNE GRETZKY

I don't want to get into a situation like 2002 when we picked the team so early and then some player...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I don't think that we as a group worked as strong early in the game as they did, and that was the di...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Usually you see one shot per team in a whole season, ... To see two in one night is pretty rare, but...
WAYNE GRETZKY

To accomplish something like that in this era is pretty special.
WAYNE GRETZKY

That was pretty sweet. You know, he's a phenomenal player, and he's been a tremendous influence in t...
WAYNE GRETZKY

That was pretty nice. He's a phenomenal player . . . Not only is he doing well, but he loves the gam...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Scotty Bowman's record is pretty safe,
WAYNE GRETZKY

To get my first win is nice, but Scotty Bowman's record is pretty safe,
WAYNE GRETZKY

To get my first ... it's nice. Scotty Bowman's record (1,244 wins) is pretty safe.
WAYNE GRETZKY

The sense is 'Well, you can't be a good coach because you were a great athlete.' I wasn't naturally ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

As I said seven days ago, it doesn't involve me. I'm not involved. I've said it for seven days, it's...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Not much really to add to what I said two days ago. Nothing for me to talk about. I'm not involved. ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

[Phoenix managing partner Wayne Gretzky is concerned that if the NHL and the players' association do...
WAYNE GRETZKY

There is so much parity in the game, there are so many teams that are stronger, and it is much tough...
WAYNE GRETZKY

There's no perfect coach in the world. Coaches are human, too. Mistakes are made. But, fundamentally...
WAYNE GRETZKY

It's the easiest thing in the game of hockey, and I was a player, that you always turn back and try ...
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 ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

He works harder than any athlete I've ever been around as far as off-season conditioning goes. He's ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Obviously we're concerned and obviously we feel bad.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Unfortunately, the lockout probably affected him as much or more than anyone,
WAYNE GRETZKY

I am excited to be back behind the bench.
WAYNE GRETZKY

The last uniform was unique. And it was so different from any other team in the National Hockey Leag...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I've done nothing wrong, nothing that has to do with any sort of on the lines of betting. That's jus...
WAYNE GRETZKY

She was a person who stayed back and didn't really enjoy the limelight. But in our house, she was th...
WAYNE GRETZKY

We looked at the tape and the referee made a good call.
WAYNE GRETZKY

I don't want to get in a situation where he is 90 percent and gets re-injured and is out for another...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I truly have enjoyed it much more than I anticipated in September.
WAYNE GRETZKY

It was really difficult for us as an organization. He did so many things for our team that I knew he...
WAYNE GRETZKY

We anticipated a lot better out of ourselves over these two games here in Alberta because we really ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

We certainly anticipated more out of our two games in Alberta.
WAYNE GRETZKY

You need to win 75 to 80 percent of your home games (to make the playoffs).
WAYNE GRETZKY

The Rangers are the most loved/hated team in hockey. I know from playing there that anywhere they go...
WAYNE GRETZKY

We have a lot of hurdles to overcome, but there's a definite light in the tunnel here. Are we satisf...
WAYNE GRETZKY

What's making their line so strong is that they are strong and disciplined in their own zone. They a...
WAYNE GRETZKY

It's nice to see that line going. It takes a lot of pressure off the whole team when you have a line...
WAYNE GRETZKY

What records show are consistency, and that's what he's shown in his career. When a guy gets that ma...
WAYNE GRETZKY

There's going to be a lot of good unrestricted free-agent defensemen (available) this summer. We're ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

There's a couple of other guys out there we're talking to. We like some kids that are unrestricted i...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Why some goals go in, you never know. The key to it was, he shot it. A fortunate bounce for him and ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

They will find she wasn't involved.
WAYNE GRETZKY

He's been outstanding for us. He's a tremendous professional and again tonight he was outstanding.
WAYNE GRETZKY

I like how hard this team played (on the trip) and how unselfish it was. . . . We're playing as a gr...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I know the players wanted him (Joseph) to get this at home. He's been tremendous for us all year lon...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Curtis was what Curtis has been all year for us.
WAYNE GRETZKY

I think that we had a tremendously respectable road record, which means that we play as hard on the ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

You couldn't ask to live and be in a better city or be in a better situation. But how long I was goi...
WAYNE GRETZKY

That shot kind of broke our backs.
WAYNE GRETZKY

He was the best player I ever played with and it was a pleasure to play with him each and every day.
WAYNE GRETZKY

It's a bittersweet day for the National Hockey League.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Mario has been around this so much that his influence, even though he's not here, it's still felt in...
WAYNE GRETZKY

There's no bubble for Stevie Y,
WAYNE GRETZKY

We've got a lot of work ahead of us. We've got to win over a lot of people, ... But in time we hope ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

It's a good way to get more guys involved. We have four guys who deserve to wear (the A) and not jus...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Mario and I were happy to be part of the process, and everyone seemed to work very hard together,
WAYNE GRETZKY

We got a little bit lucky with the shot in overtime but it was hard-fought victory for us.
WAYNE GRETZKY

No matter how exciting your team is, no matter how much fun it is to watch or how many goals you sco...
WAYNE GRETZKY

There's no bubble for Stevie Y. If he's not playing great, and his knee is bothering him, he'd be th...
WAYNE GRETZKY

It's not going to be easy every day, but I'm going to work hard, and our players are going to work h...
WAYNE GRETZKY

[But the most convincing determinant was the] fun ... I found a passion for coaching and liking it, ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I watched him and how much he enjoyed it. His success was probably a factor on my wanting to be a co...
WAYNE GRETZKY

He was the best player I ever played with.
WAYNE GRETZKY

His family are great people,
WAYNE GRETZKY

We all have our thoughts and ideas of what we want, and we try to incorporate that into each drill, ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

That kid's going to learn a lot (under Fuhr),
WAYNE GRETZKY

It's going to be a huge adjustment for each and every team, and it's going to take a long time,
WAYNE GRETZKY

But you know it's time to move forward. We will invite him to our training camp. He's an elite playe...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I'm glad the NHL has finally stepped in and put him back in the game and reinstated him,
WAYNE GRETZKY

I missed the game,
WAYNE GRETZKY

I'm ecstatic to have this staff,
WAYNE GRETZKY

We're in a tough situation because of teenage children, and then we have a 2-year-old and a 5-year-o...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Yes, Sidney Crosby. He's the best player I've seen since Mario (Lemieux).
WAYNE GRETZKY

We didn't take advantage of a 5-on-3 against a good team. We have to at least get a shot on net. Tha...
WAYNE GRETZKY

more mellow and quieter.
WAYNE GRETZKY

My hat goes off to both of them. It was a heavyweight fight on both sides. ... I didn't think it was...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I've never seen a guy like that, ... Maybe Gordie Howe. Gordie didn't ever want to retire and that's...
WAYNE GRETZKY

We've talked about this for it seems like months. When the team plays disciplined, plays smart and p...
WAYNE GRETZKY

It's my responsibility, ... It just was utter nonsense that it happened and I feel bad for Freddie a...
WAYNE GRETZKY

We didn't get into it, other than she was concerned about Rick and she felt that it was a tough situ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I heard people say, 'Why would he want to do this?' My answer is 'Why not?' It is what I love. It's ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

He was an exceptional leader who was unselfish, hardworking and dedicated. He truly loved the game. ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Obviously you don't replace a guy like Mario, not only what he does on the ice but his presence on t...
WAYNE GRETZKY

There's more depth this time, no question.
WAYNE GRETZKY

The more games players get to play the more chance they have to make the team.
WAYNE GRETZKY

Over the last couple of months, I've really been leaning toward stepping in and taking on this respo...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Todd feels worse about what happened than anybody, ... He has been punished and served his time.
WAYNE GRETZKY

We finally feel like we have a pretty good hockey club here and I wanted to be a part of that, simpl...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I'm really excited about the team we've put together in the last 12 months, ... We've added speed, s...
WAYNE GRETZKY

At the end of the day, everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing wh...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I'm thrilled to be back in the hot seat, ... This is what I love, what I know, and I felt I was the ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

We definitely need to win some people back. We hope we can reach out to people as best we can.
WAYNE GRETZKY

By no means am I Scotty Bowman, but I know the game, I love the game, I have a really good staff and...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I'm thrilled to be sort of back in the hot seat.
WAYNE GRETZKY

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

I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and t...
WAYNE GRETZKY

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

In our game, every now and then we get very lucky that we get a true superstar, great team leader an...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Blake takes a nice shot, and I think that changed the momentum of the hockey game. We just couldn't ...
WAYNE GRETZKY

It was a hard fought game, our guys played a tough game. They're a team that plays really hard and o...
WAYNE GRETZKY

I'm just too tired mentally and physically to talk any more about it. There's nothing more for me to...
WAYNE GRETZKY

You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take.
WAYNE GRETZKY

When Mess came in to the league from the WHA at 17 he was kind of raw,
WAYNE GRETZKY

We played hard tonight. Curtis made some big saves. We played well and deserved to win. But, the Kin...
WAYNE GRETZKY

We know what we have with Boucher, and we know Curtis is a tremendous goalie and got a year off to g...
WAYNE GRETZKY

Water is the softest of all things, yet it is the most powerful. The ocean patiently allows all thin...
WAYNE DYER

I just hate losing and that gives you an extra determination to work harder.
WAYNE ROONEY

My folks always let me go to the movies every Saturday. We were really motion-picture goers.
JOHN WAYNE

I was ashamed to admit I was hipped to the idea of acting. That's why I started in with the prop...
JOHN WAYNE

I've loved reading all my life.
JOHN WAYNE

Nothing is so discouraging to an actor than to have to work for long hours upon hours in brightly li...
JOHN WAYNE

I'd read up on the history of our country and I'd become fascinated with the story of the Al...
JOHN WAYNE

Get off your butt and join the Marines!
JOHN WAYNE

Everybody that I was in school with had an uncle or father in the law, and I started to realize that...
JOHN WAYNE

Real art is basic emotion. If a scene is handled with simplicity - and I don't mean simple - it&...
JOHN WAYNE

In westerns, you meet a hardy bunch of characters. There is no jealousy on such pictures.
JOHN WAYNE

I was sure I'd set the world on fire, and it was hard for a young feller like me to realize the ...
JOHN WAYNE

I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers ...
JOHN WAYNE

All I'm for is the liberty of the individual.
JOHN WAYNE

Nobody should come to the movies unless he believes in heroes.
JOHN WAYNE

When you come to see a picture of mine, I want you to know that I'm not going to do anything tha...
JOHN WAYNE

You can learn more from the lows than the highs. The highs are great but the lows make you really lo...
WAYNE ROONEY

You can either be a host to God, or a hostage to your ego. It's your call.
WAYNE DYER

I've learned over the years that when I go to that place of passion within me, there's no fo...
WAYNE DYER

I don't look for signs. But when things happen, I say, 'OK, something must be right.' Or...
LIL WAYNE

I like people that enjoy life, 'cause I do the same.
LIL WAYNE

I've been lucky because Hollywood can be harsh and try to pigeonhole you. I've done TV, film...
RANDY WAYNE

There are so many movies people make just to make money.
RANDY WAYNE

I'm really a big fan of HBO and Showtime shows, so I wouldn't mind being on an edgy show... ...
RANDY WAYNE

John Schneider's cool. I mean, he is the epitome of cool. To be that confident without any chip ...
RANDY WAYNE

As an actor, I want to build a career as an actor. It's hard to even get a job sometimes, so as ...
RANDY WAYNE

I'm very picky about what I'll do and the message the film has in it.
RANDY WAYNE

I don't want to be understood because if people understand me, they get tired of me.
LIL WAYNE

I'll be honest with you, when I was 22, 23, 24, I never thought I'd be a coach in the NHL. But I'm excited about the challenge . . . . The last couple of weeks I've been following my son's baseball team around and I kind of got the itch to coach, as silly as that sounds.

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Wayne Gretzky

I'll be honest with you, when I was 22, 23, 24, I never thought I'd be a coach in the NHL. But I'm excited about the challenge . . . . The last couple of weeks I've been following my son's baseball team around and I kind of got the itch to coach, as silly as that sounds.

Wayne Gretzky

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