A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
Wayne Gretzky

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.
Wayne Gretzky

I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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 as a coach.
Wayne Gretzky

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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

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 don't take.
Wayne Gretzky