What kind of morons do you have working at newspapers in Austin that would base an entire review of an artist's performance on whether or not they had a good seat? - Weird Al Yankovic
And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I'm really not that competitive. - Wayne Gretzky
At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened. - Wayne Gretzky
He brings something special. I don't know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn't understand his answer. - Wayne Gretzky
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
I can't remember the last time I went to a game and there was a fight. I think they fight more in baseball now than they do in hockey. - Wayne Gretzky
I get a lot of parents coming up to me, telling me they are grooming their kids to be professional athletes. I'm really against that. I think it's a great life, and yeah, you can lead them in that direction. I think a lot of parents live their lives through the kids. Because they didn't make it, they want their kids to make it. It puts a lot of undue pressure on the kids. - Wayne Gretzky
I just like to keep my money in the bank; I'm not a big risk-taker. I don't know anything about the stock market... I stay away from things I don't know anything about. - Wayne Gretzky
I think a lot of parents live their lives through the kids. Because they didn't make it [achieve something], they want their kids to make it. It puts a lot of undue pressure on the kids. - Wayne Gretzky
I'm not sure Mario is going to get accolades he deserves, especially from outside the game. But from within, the players, the people who follow closely, realize exactly what he's brought to the table, exactly what he has done. People tend to forget... hockey was dying in Pittsburgh before he got there. I played there. It was almost dead. I'm sorry, but the NHL would not have a franchise in Pittsburgh today had Mario not come along. Think about it, no hockey in Pittsburgh. - Wayne Gretzky
It really doesn't matter or concern me what people are saying or who thinks who is the favorite. The bottom line is you have to play. - Wayne Gretzky
It's just amazing how many companies suddenly want you to hold up their products after you've held up the Stanley Cup. - Wayne Gretzky
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
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
People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog. - Wayne Gretzky
Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy. - Wayne Gretzky
Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don't know. That's got to be tough. - Wayne Gretzky
Sometimes people ask, 'Are hockey fights real?' I say, 'If they weren't, I'd get in more of them.' - Wayne Gretzky
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