248 Quotes by Wayne Gretzky

We finally feel like we have a pretty good hockey club here and I wanted to be a part of that, simple as that,

One hundred percent of shots not taken don't go in.

Competitive spirit is still at a premium. The more you win, the better you play, the more money you make, so they all have that in mind.

We have a lot of hurdles to overcome, but there's a definite light in the tunnel here. Are we satisfied with what's happened (this season)? Absolutely not. But more and more pieces of the puzzle are in place.

We know that this country wants gold and nothing else is good enough. That's the expectation for Canada when it comes to hockey and we know that. We aren't kidding ourselves. We know we have to win the gold. We don't have anything else on our minds.

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

We need toughness. We're not tough enough. It is a simple fact.

The 2002 (Olympic) team was a great team, we won the gold medal, they deserved all the accolades that they got. But this team seems to have a little more depth and maybe a little more talent to pick from. So it makes the job of picking the right 23 guys even more difficult.

We are disappointed that Eddie can't participate for Team Canada at the World Cup. But we are thrilled that Jose is a part of our team.