Wayne Gretzky

The name in the evidence

Gretzky is the hockey player to whom ESPN assigns the remark. A documented attribution is distinct from verification of every word in the popular version.

Traced to source

1 quote we’ve traced

“You miss 100% of the shots you don't take”

Attributed

Not actually Wayne Gretzky

Often misattributed to Wayne Gretzky

Famous lines widely pinned on Wayne Gretzky that we’ve traced to someone else.

“Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been”

actually Walter Gretzky

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