Lifting the Stanley Cup for the first time. There's nothing like it. It's the greatest story. In my era, they used to say you couldn't be a superstar without winning one. I remember thinking when I lifted it: "Now they can't say that about me." Wayne Gretzky More Quotes by Wayne Gretzky More Quotes From Wayne Gretzky I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been. Wayne Gretzky changemotivationalinspirational A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be. Wayne Gretzky hockeyathletesports The day I stop giving is the day I stop receiving. The day I stop learning is the day I stop growing. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. Wayne Gretzky receivingmissinggiving Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don't take the shot. Wayne Gretzky shotsachievementgoal Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy. Wayne Gretzky congratulationsmotivationalsports Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction to be successful. Wayne Gretzky hockeysuccessfulsports You'll never catch me bragging about goals, but I'll talk all you want about my assists. Wayne Gretzky nhlhockeyteamwork 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 habitpressurematter One hundred percent of shots not taken don't go in. Wayne Gretzky hundredtakensports The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it. Wayne Gretzky dogmotivationalsports I missed 100% of the shots I didn't take Wayne Gretzky shots Maybe it wasn't the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion. Wayne Gretzky talentpassionlord The Power of WHO provides great lessons about how to succeed in business and in life. If you surround yourself with quality people and great friends, the sky's the limit. Wayne Gretzky qualityskypeople I couldn't beat people with my strength; I don't have a hard shot; I'm not the quickest skater in the league. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work. Wayne Gretzky eyeleaguepeople It's easier to lose than to win. Wayne Gretzky loseseasierwinning You know, I've held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup. Wayne Gretzky hockeyjewelsbaby It's kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL Wayne Gretzky ironicnhlkind It doesn't matter what I think. It doesn't matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins. Wayne Gretzky teamwinningthinking Sometimes people ask, 'Are hockey fights real?' I say, 'If they weren't, I'd get in more of them. Wayne Gretzky realmotivationalinspirational I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual... and yet, not take anything away from being part of a team. Wayne Gretzky teamsportschildren
