"A lot of times, I can turn..." - Quote by Wayne Gretzky

“I really wanted to write a book [99: Stories of the Game] on the tradition and history of the league, where kids can pick it up and read it and learn things and say, "Geez, I didn't know that. That's pretty cool."”

“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.”

“The last year I was playing, I asked the stick boy to get me a Diet Coke and he said, "Really?" But I always had one on the bench because that's what I did in 1979 when there wasn't Gatorade. If you needed energy you went and got a Snickers or a Kit Kat. Nobody knew any better.”

“I think leadership is both a trained thing and a natural gift.”

“The difference between mere management and leadership is communication.”

“There is great skill in knowing how to conceal one's skill.”

“The beast in us must be[78] wheedled: ethic is necessary, that we may not be torn to pieces.”

“In the planting of the seeds of most trees, the best gardeners do no more than follow Nature, though they may not know it.”

“Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.”