Wayne Gretzky: The Demands of Being the Greatest of All Time 🐐 

Walter has a heart of gold … and that heart is missing to us right now . Peace and good health to you … Miles from Canada .

That's why no one ever took a real cheap shot at him or a career threatening hit on him. You know why.....? It was out of respect.

The same with Mario Lemieux.

he's simply incomparable in every way.

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@Roberto Graham instablaster ;)

Amen

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John once they get to the league haha Hockey Players are assholes ngl

Very true! Class the GREAT ONE has.we all love the GREAT ONE!

He is not like any other hockey player imo he's the great 1 and there will never be another great great canadian

Yep, of all the sports hockey players lost down to earth 👍🏼

The good hockey players do that, thing about Wayne is, he made everyone around him better hockey players

I concur with your statement Gregory ; except Wayne's values have been challenged significantly since his retirement from the NHL .

Whenever you talk about the creative genius of Wayne Gretzky … you are talking about the creative genius of Walter Gretzky and Wayne Gretzky . The most important characteristic which Walter and which Wayne possess is their humility . Their humility shines through their creative genius in sports as well as through their other pursuits in life . They both know that God had bestowed them gifts … and they both know that those gifts were meant to be used in a good way to benefit other people and other living creatures . Peace and good health to you … Miles from Canada .

I could not skim by the comments on this board without stopping to acknowledge your comment Ian . Speaking of poetry in motion … both Wayne and your great great great grandfather are great great great poets ; where one is a poet of the national game and the other is a poet of the national anthem . Hey dude , you need to get back to your roots and get back to the True North while it's still strong and free . NYC is great but the place will drive you insane . If you come back to Canada , then you will retain ( or maybe regain ) your health and sanity … in all thy sons command . My family has been in Canada since the beginning … since the early 1600s …. when it was still called British North America and La Nouvelle France . Peace and good health to you … Miles from Canada .

Yes, we are having another Weir reunion. Up in Purdue Sask. Yes I need to get out of NYC, it's just been crazy with covid 19 and all the political hatred, I need the great white north, figure some things out before I decide what to do from here. I might leave NYC, before it turns into Detroit. I'm going to wait a few years and then decide.

That is excellent to hear Ian ! I do not like to tell people what to do ; but ultimately individuals make their own headstrong choices . It's just that I have been blessed with the ability to discern certain things ... particularly about people and ; so , I was hoping to affirm for you what your Canadian heart already knows . The Big Apple is the big market which attracts the citizens of the world to make big money . In Canada , the markets are not as big here but we still have some clean air and some clean lakes and the healthy sensibility which has always helped us to weather the winter storms and the other storms which are blown in from abroad . The landscape here in Canada has yet to become as tainted as it has by the power elites in the United States . You were raised south of the border but if you search deeply enough into your heart ( especially when you are visiting in Saskatchewan ) , I am sure you shall see a beckoning and a reckoning to your roots here in Canada . Peace and good health to you … Miles from Canada .

You make a good observation Mark . The hockey players you referenced did , indeed , realize that they were blessed with skills which were gifts given to them from God . Their parents made sure to let their kids know that they did not want to take the gifts bestowed upon them for granted . I have met all four of the people you mentioned on several occasions and none of them is " religious " ; but they have a personal faith in God and Jesus ... as I , myself , do . Peace and good health to you ... Miles from Canada .

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Most hockey players are amazing guys. Met Pat Lafontaine, Nicky Fotiu, John Davidson and “the big whistle” Bill Chadwick- each guy nicer than the next.

@@themig71Jarome Iginla

Mario Lemieux and Wilt Chamberlain are the only 2 professional athletes that come close to Gretzky's scoring feats. Gretzky was putting up over 200 points when the rest of the best of the league were scoring under 150 points (Mario Lemieux excepted)

Therein lies the challenge . It's only a matter of time but probably a very long time .

Wow , you're into big-time hero worshipping , aint ya ? The NHL dominates Wayne and the game dominates both the former and the latter . Wasn't it Gretzky who said , ' You're only as good as your last game ? ' I seem to recall that he lost his last game against the Penguins on April 18th, 1999 . He only got one point which was an assist . Not so hot ; not so dominant . What about Muhammad Ali or Pelé or Michael Jordan ???

@@miles6593 Your kinda stupid aren't cha? Look at the NUMBERS!!!!

@@RCSkunkWorX The numbers do dominate . The numbers cannot be argued ; but there is more to how a player dominates a league or the world of sports than just the numbers .

@Jim Wade Truth!!!

You forgot about Bobby Orr....

So true. This is a fact regardless of size and talent.

Not entirely true- keeping your head up is far more important. Look at injuries in ice, usually both players are moving but who then hell am I to debate Wayne. God bless him, class act.

Players didn’t play physical against Gretzky. He brought too much money to the league and they’d have to deal with the team’s enforcer

@@strafer8764 No. The League didn't do it, It was Marty McSorley why you didn't touch Gretzky. If the League really did this, they wouldn't have introduced the coincidental minors, which hurt the oiler as they were too good at 4on4 or 3on3. Also, the league wouldn't have introduced the instigating rule as well.

Indeed , Imani , … God made us to move … to keep in motion …. to always keep our bodies moving … until it is time to rest at sunset in order to regenerate our bodies . Peace and good health to you … Miles from Canada .

Every life is a story . Every life is a story worth telling . Storytelling about a person's life is the best way to learn life's lessons . Peace and good health to you … Miles .

Some people say Gretzky wasn't a great skater.

Respectfully, his awareness was his best asset. Skating was great but he was not the best skater. It was his on ice vision and anticipation.

The Larry Bird of hockey..

His skating was little better than average...it was his hockey IQ ..He was way ahead of the Play,and read the game way better than any one...that's what made him the Best

Wow, that's a great a story

Your comment , Robert , offers stimulating thought for digestion and discussion . You have taken one of Wayne's explanations for his dedication to the game of hockey and then illustrated his explanation with a good analogy . It's a valid way to arrive at your sound conclusion which is that " passion is the key to success " . Wayne's passion for the game arose from how the game of hockey was nurtured within him by his father , his family , his community , and his country . This is the story of the Canadian culture . Wayne exemplified the ultimate success which can be attained at the game because of his culture . As soon as he could hold a hockey stick in his hands , he was playing indoor shinny with his grandmother . As soon as he could walk by himself , he started skating on the river at his grandparents' farm ; where his father , a skilled hockey player and coach , guided him and supported wee Wayne's passion . As soon as his father built the backyard rink , he was practising his drills every day in order to develop his God-given athletic abilities . As soon as he was old enough to play in organized hockey , he joined a house league in Brantford .... even though the first level available to him consisted of kids much older and bigger than him ; but his passion for the game did not deter him from that challenge . With each step along the way , he was given the encouragement and affirmation for succeeding at each step by his father , family , community , and his country . We're talking about love going Wayne's way ... the love for the game of hockey which surrounded him and infused his soul . Every Canadian parent wants to see their young lad or lass succeed at achieving the Canadian Dream of making it into the NHL ; but every Canadian parent knows that the probability of that achievement is remote . It was no different for Walter and Phyllis Gretzky . And , yet , their first-born son's passion saw no barriers to achieving that dream . One of the barriers which prevents many young players from achieving their dream of making it into the NHL is their physical strength and size . This was a concern for Wayne growing up and for coaches and team owners ; but because of his passion and his intelligence for the game ... Wayne was able to find a way to surmount this limiting barrier . Not only was he able to make it into the NHL but he found a way to play professionally for 21 years . Wayne is indeed a living example of how an individual's passion can drive one to break through barriers . Peace and good health to you ... Miles from Canada .

@@miles6593 Well Thank you. I never started hockey at a young enough age to ever be a good enough skater to play at a high level. In high school I played football and at university I played rugby. They are fun sports to play but they can't beat hockey for pure fun. Later in life I started playing beer league hockey and I enjoyed it immensely. So if I could enjoy it so much with my limited skating ability I can only imagine how much fun it must be with Gretzky's skills.

They were the greatest team in history.. If the Oilers could of kept that team together they would of won 10 cups or more.

@@imilf2003 Gretzky said 7-9 Cups.

It was ultimately Wayne's choice in the Summer of 1988 to either stay in Edmonton or to move to L.A. Why did he decide to buckle under the pressure of the NHL's board of governors ? At that time , Wayne was just as important to the NHL as the NHL was to him . He could have opted to remain in Edmonton to foster the Canadian style of hockey within the NHL . The game is more important than the NHL . The game played at its highest level of skill and competition can be sustained without the NHL . Why did Wayne feel more in debt to the NHL than he did to the game itself ? For the goodness of the game , the Canadian way of playing the game needs to be sustained . Instead , the Canadian way of playing the game has become dominated and controlled by American franchise owners , lawyers , and agents . Wayne has to take some responsibility for that . It is time to form the new CNHL .. . the Canadian National Hockey League . We need to preserve Canadian hockey . Maybe , Wayne can help with the CNHL ? He would redeem himself amongst Canadian hockey fans . Peace and good health to you all ... Miles from Canada .

That's a cool story dude i loved the jets in the 80s hawerchuck and carlyle were my favorite jets had a awsome team would of one a cup or 2 but were in the era of the mighty oilers.

You have to have a an ego to survive in this world ; it's your self-identity . Perhaps , you meant to say " Nicest guys ever without over-inflated delusional egos " ? Great story , graham , ... Hawerchuk and Gretzky influenced one another significantly in their hockey styles . Peace and good health to you ... Miles from Canada .

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Whenever you talk about the creative genius of Wayne Gretzky … you are talking about the creative genius of Walter Gretzky and Wayne Gretzky . The most important characteristic which Walter and which Wayne possess is their humility . Their humility shines through their creative genius in sports as well as through their other pursuits in life . They both know that God had bestowed them gifts … and they both know that those gifts were meant to be used in a good way to benefit other people and other living creatures . Peace and good health to you … Miles from Canada .

The Greatest.

“One of the greatest”….you obviously don’t know much about hockey, do you? I consider him the greatest of the four major North American sports.

@@vikotto Oh stop it!

61 NHL records

Do you think the Hollyweirdness and hobnobbing with the power elites has changed him yet ? Has he remained humble ? Will he remain humble ? What do you think ?

More like $120k, a good wage definitely, but not at all unusual. Solidly middle class. Remember this was still the era where married women were expected to stay at home and take care of the kids. Wages today are definitely inferior to the high water level that blue collar workers received in the late 60's and early 70's.

Long live the North Stars, always my team ✊🏼

Wendel set many dudes straight. I loved him. But he btfo’d Marty so perfectly! 😂

Alex Torres I was similar. At ten years old I was called “The Lazy One”.

@@zprodigalson Hahaha, ayyy!!!

Yeah, he scored 378 goals and 139 assists that season alone. So he earned that nickname! Although I think he was mostly referred to as "The Great Gretzky", but maybe he was also called "The Great One".

He scored 378 goals against 14 yr olds

The year that you're talking about Alex is 1971 when Wayne turned 10 years old in January . At that time , Wayne was playing minor hockey in the Brantford Minor Hockey Association 's Atom league . He played in the Atom league for three years with the Brantford Nadrofsky Steelers . It was in his third and final season of playing in the Atom league ( which started in September 1971 ) when he scored 378 goals and earned 139 assists in 85 games ... for a total of 517 points . The 517 points he earned during his last season in Atom meant that he earned a combined three-season total of 1000 points . One must also take into account that , at that time , in that league , periods were not 20 minutes long ; they were only 10 minutes long . One can only imagine how many more points Wayne would have accumulated over the three seasons in the Atom league if he played in 20-minute periods . And he hadn't even started to play in the PeeWee league yet . It was when Wayne was 10 years old and was starting his third season in Atom when the newspaper reporters started to show up at his minor hockey league games . A sports reporter from The Toronto Telegram travelled to Brantford in mid-October 1971 to write up a story on Wayne when he was already earning an unheard of ~ 6 points per game . The story was published in the national newspaper on Oct 28th , 1971 under the headline " No. 9 with big No. 9 aspirations " . ( Gretzky was allowed to wear Gordie Howe's number on his jersey at that time . ) That was probably the first story on Wayne Gretzky to ever appear in a major publication ... and it would not be the last . Peace and good health to you ... Miles from Canada .

He led the Canada Cup 87 in scoring with 21 points and won the tournament MVP.