Wayne Gretzky Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

You miss 100% of the shots you never take.

You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

Trivia

Wayne has won the Art Ross Trophy 10 times.

Wayne holds the record for the most 100-or-more point seasons with 15.

Wayne holds the record for the most consecutive 40-or-more goal seasons with 12.

Wayne holds the record for the most assists by a player in one of his games in his rookie season with 7.

Wayne holds the record for most assist in a season with 163.

Wayne holds the record for the most goals in a season with 92.

Wayne holds the record for the most assists in a carrer with 1963.

Wayne has played on two different WHA teams: the Edmonton Oilers and the Indiapolis Racers.

Wayne's favorite player as a kid was Gordie Howe.

Wayne's nickname is "The Great One."

Gretzky is part owner of the Phoenix Coyotes NHL hockey team.

Wayne is the youngest player in the NHL to score 50 goals in one season.

Wayne shoots left.

Wheaties Cereal honored Wayne in January of 2003, creating a special edition box of their cereal, in honor of his career.

Wayne's jersey number, 99, has been retired from the NHL; no player will ever wear the number again.

Wayne is the managing partner and alternate governor for the Phoenix Coyotes.

Wayne has announced that he will coach the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2005-06 season.

Wayne was general manager for Team Canada in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.

Wayne was a member of the 1998 Canadian Olympic hockey team.

Always tucked the right corner of his jersey into his pants; CCM made Wayne custom jerseys that had their CCM logo on both the left and the right side of the jersey.