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 GretzkySometimes people ask, 'Are hockey fights real?' I say, 'If they weren't, I'd get in more of them.
Wayne GretzkyYou know, I've held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup.
Wayne GretzkyI'm not sure Mario is going to get accolafes he deserves, especially from outside the game. But from within, the players, the people who follow closely, realize exactly what he's broughtto 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