Quote

Good players skate to the puck. Great players skate to where the puck is going to be.

Wayne Gretzky

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Wayne Gretzky
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 26
Ice Hockey Coach
Ice Hockey Player
Restaurateur
The Corporation of the City of Brantford
The Great One
Wayne Douglas Gretzky
Going
Good
Skate
Puck
Skates
Players
Player
Great

More quotes by Wayne Gretzky

Image
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
You miss every shot you don't take.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
I think the Americans are ready to play, they want to beat us. I think that players like Chris Chelios and his leadership over there goes a long way.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
No matter who you are, we're creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we're Thanksgiving turkeys.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
Everything I did in hockey, I worked for.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
People talk about skating, puck handling and shooting, but the whole sport is angles and caroms, forgetting the straight direction the puck is going, calculating where it will be directed, factoring in all the interruptions. Basically, my whole game is angles.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
The 2002 (Olympic) team was a great team, we won the gold medal, they deserved all the accolades that they got. But this team seems to have a little more depth and maybe a little more talent to pick from. So it makes the job of picking the right 23 guys even more difficult.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
When you're playing an exhibition, you're kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
My best friend had a hockey scholarship at Ohio State, so I would get a couple of pairs at the beginning of the season and send them down to him. They practised two hours a day. He'd skate in them for three weeks then ship them back.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
It's easier to lose than to win.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
Sometimes people ask, 'Are hockey fights real?' I say, 'If they weren't, I'd get in more of them.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
Kids don't fight in minor hockey anymore. There's very few fights in junior and college hockey. So growing up, all these guys are not fighting.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
Hullie's a lot like a garbage can. You step on the pedal with your foot and the top opens up.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
What you want to do with your best players is, it doesn't matter how many goals and assists they get, but when they get goals and assists. The best players get them at the most important times, and that's when we need those guys to come through.
Wayne Gretzky
Image
We feel fortunate [with Canada hockey team]. We have got a lot of guys who love to play, but they also love to win even more. We are pretty happy. Although we are young, we like our group of players.
Wayne Gretzky