My best friend had a hockey scholarship at Ohio State, so I would get a couple of pairs at the beginning of the season and send them down to him. They practised two hours a day. He'd skate in them for three weeks then ship them back. - Wayne Gretzky
My kids are no different than anyone else's - they tend to disagree with everything I say! - Wayne Gretzky
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
Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy. - Wayne Gretzky
Thankfully, in my youth I had the best financial advisor a son could ask for: my dad Walter. When I got that first signing bonus in 1978, Dad took my cheque, announced, 'This is what we're going to do,' and bought an annuity with it. - Wayne Gretzky
The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them. - Wayne Gretzky
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
The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it. - Wayne Gretzky
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
We're in a tough situation because of teenage children, and then we have a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old, so my family and my responsibilities is sort of a juggle. - Wayne Gretzky
When I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL. Now it's kind of flip-flopped and the sense is I can't be a good coach because I was a great athlete. - Wayne Gretzky
When I played in a 21-team league, there were six or seven goalies who were just average, and the equipment and pads were smaller. I came in the right era. I played for the right team. It was all speed, and creativity and imagination. - Wayne Gretzky
When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them. - Wayne Gretzky
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
Everything I have done or attempted to do for Scotland has always been for her benefit, never my own and I defy anyone to prove otherwise. - Sean Connery
I admit I'm being paid well, but it's no more than I deserve. After all, I've been screwed more times than a hooker. - Sean Connery
I am not an Englishman, I was never an Englishman, and I don't ever want to be one. I am a Scotsman! I was a Scotsman and I will always be one. - Sean Connery
I can’t afford to slow down, but I suppose it really depends. As long as there’s enough enthusiasm, then one wants to continue. - Sean Connery
I care about Bond and what happens to him. You cannot be connected with a character for this long and not have an interest. All the Bond films had their good points. - Sean Connery
I don't understand if you get caught in a fight, but take it out on a room, how that implies some psychiatric disorder. - Sean Connery
I don’t think I’ll ever act again. I have so many wonderful memories, but those days are over. - Sean Connery
I have no shortage of material or offers, it's just a case of what you select to do. But I think it's realistic that my chances of playing Romeo are now over. - Sean Connery
I haven’t found anywhere in the world where I want to be all the time. The best of my life is the moving. I look forward to going. - Sean Connery
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