It's always a tough situation when a great player has to retire. He's meant so much to not only the National Hockey League, but the city of Pittsburgh and that franchise. You don't replace players like Mario Lemieux. He's a great hockey player and a good person. The game will miss him.


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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'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 e...
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