Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Wayne Gretzky (Canadian Sportsperson)

Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC (b.1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League for 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 point-scorer in NHL history, with more assists than any other player has points, and is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season–a feat he accomplished four times. In addition, he tallied over 100 points in 16 professional seasons, 14 of them consecutive. At the time of his retirement in 1999, he held 40 regular-season records, 15 playoff records, and six All-Star records.

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You’ll always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
Wayne Gretzky
Topics: Risk

The only way a kid is going to practice is if it’s total fun for him… and it was for me.
Wayne Gretzky
Topics: Practice

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

I stake to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
Wayne Gretzky
Topics: Expectation, Vision

One of the key qualities that you need to be a great hockey player is fantastic anticipation and feel for the game – if you know where the puck is going before it is hit, that is half the battle.
Wayne Gretzky
Topics: Anticipation

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
Wayne Gretzky
Topics: Defects, Procrastination

You miss 100% of the shots you never take.
Wayne Gretzky

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