First quoted in an interview he did with Bob MacKenzie (then editor of the Hockey News) in 1983
The full quote is
"You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take. Even though there is only a 1-5% probably of scoring"
The quote was in response to the question "You have taken a lot of shots this year"
At the time, Gretzky was on pace to record 400 SOG, the second person in league history to do so (he didn't do it)
EDIT - The funny thing is................somebody sent me an email asking me about the quote on Monday, which is why I dug out the issue in the first place - otherwise I wouldn't have known which it was.
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It's A
First quoted in an interview he did with Bob MacKenzie (then editor of the Hockey News) in 1983
The full quote is
"You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take. Even though there is only a 1-5% probably of scoring"
The quote was in response to the question "You have taken a lot of shots this year"
At the time, Gretzky was on pace to record 400 SOG, the second person in league history to do so (he didn't do it)
EDIT - The funny thing is................somebody sent me an email asking me about the quote on Monday, which is why I dug out the issue in the first place - otherwise I wouldn't have known which it was.
A
Although an internet search showed dozens of results for both of them.
A
I knew it was A. I'm sure Oliver thumbed me down but know I have it confirmed by an expert in cyrenaica.
"you miss 100% of the shots you never take"
And I know that for a fact.
It's A.