Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky CCis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey Leaguefor four teams from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed "The Great One", he has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters, players, and the NHL itself. He is the leading scorer in NHL history, with more goals and more assists than any other player. He scored more assists than any other player scored total points,...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth26 January 1961
CityBrantford, Canada
CountryCanada
What records show is consistency, and that's what he's been in his career. He's been a professional and been liked with every team he's been with.
We've been working with our defensemen that when they get the puck, don't look to pass, but take it to the net and try to score.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
You'll never catch me bragging about goals, but I'll talk all you want about my assists.
The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.
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The only way a kid is going to practise is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.
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.
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There's no perfect coach in the world. Coaches are human, too. Mistakes are made. But, fundamentally, if you're sound, you eliminate as many mistakes as possible.
It's an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.