the cool thing about this video is that no one at that time knew what a great career wayne would have and how he would change the face of hockey forever...
Hey that's Bill Stephenson doing the interview. I remember him broadcasting the Argo games on CFRB radio when I was a kid and the Argos were a big deal. He called every play like the game was on the line. Great sports guy and broadcaster.
So true. That rare quality of genuine humility in such a transformative athlete, the paragon of his sport. It's not an act, either. Every interview is the same, deflecting credit and honour to others, minimizing his accomplishments, putting everything into historical perspective. Not sure how anyone could not love this guy.
Probably the greatest sports interview in history. The significance and magnitude of this incredible interview will only grow in time. A Priceless Canadian treasure.
He gave us some of the greatest moments in hockey history and we were fortunate to be able to watch him. You never got bored or disappointed watching a game he was in. He set the bar. That will never be touched
Can’t imagine being good enough to be on tv so young. I was 5th in points on my team my 2nd year bantam overall pretty average in the little league at this age so it’s pretty amazing to see this.
There's a difference between being shy and being humble people. I'm reading a lot of annoying comments saying he's shy, he's so shy, blah blah.... Wayne always was and always will be a humble, really kind man people. Also.... Consider the time, and like mentioned perhaps young stars like him just were not used to these kinds of interviews at the time..... Also consider his age being the puppy playing with men a good 4 years older than him. This is just his personality and although he's grown up and bece the best hockey star of all time.... If you even watch his interviews today, he displays a very similar yet perhaps more matured demeanor..... He's not a loud and proud, cocky kind of guy..... Never was never will he.... That's why he truly is "the great one".
To have the talent this guy had it had to be God given. All natural. If practice and hard work make gretzkys, we would have had a thousand of him. But we did not, will not.
I can't believe how he answered and carried himself in this interview at age 16. Saying all the right things, humble and classy. Incredible. I finally got my first Wayne rookie card and it is currently in for grading. Im hopind it comes back a 2 or 3. I love Wayne so much.
No one since Orr displayed on-ice intelligence of Gretzky. And he didn;t float, so he had the puck when it mattered and knew what to do with it. The Sault was blessed to have him, if only for one season. Gotta love Wayne.
its sooo cute that he cant look at the camera. but man does he have talent! he changed the way hockey was played and broke sooo many records. he is amazing!
And about three years later after just turning 21 he would break the single season record for goals in a season, the record will probably never be broken.
newavehaircut.. Tony Esposito was the first to really play in the butterfly stance. And he played in the 70's :) Not insulting or anything, but had to correct that. :) You're right about the rarity of goalies playing butterfly in the 60's, 70's and 80's..
It’s to bad that the players in the NFL don’t have the same degree of humbleness that Gretzky does. That’s the main reason I don’t even watch football anymore.
@LemmingAttack no it is much more open now! In Gretzky's day they were allowed to hook and interfere, so he had a difficult time getting free from thugs. Now you aren't allowed to hook or interfere, so it is much easier for a superstar to score. Gretzky would score 200 goals in a year if he played today
You all forget that the modern butterfly stance wasn't around in the 60's, 70's, 80's. All of the goalies were still doing the traditional Stand up style.
He wouldn't have had a 200 point season had he started his career in 1991 on. Even Wayne has said he played during the right time. Watch goalies during his era they could barely skate until the 90s.
@@pondababa4197 Yea, I don't know how people don't get this. Wayne scored almost the double the points compared to almost every other STAR player, except Mario. Wayne would score 180-220 points when there were only a handful of players scoring over 100! Even Kurri being on the SAME line and being top 2-3 in scoring would have 80 points less.
the game has change alot you can't see a player who will get 20 points in a single game nova days .. yea he was best at the years he played ... but if he was younger now and play in this time he will be at half of his points at the end of his carer ... i never see any really good magic from him .... but he was a beast that's for sure
yep, always looking down.....doin this funny head bob all the time...... But to be fair, the players weren't conditioned as much for the interviews like they are nowadays.
@LemmingAttack The skill level of most of the players was much lower than it is today, making the game nice and slow for someone who was so fast and skilled. The hockey being played at Gretzky's time just wasn't ready to deal with Gretzky's skill and speed. Also, goalies wore tiny equipment compared to today, as well as the fact that the butterfly style that exists today is so effective at keeping the puck out of the net. Goalies back then were much easier to score on.
WAYNE IS THE BEST OF ALL TIME, nobody will ever score 200 pts in a season (which wayne did 4 times), nobody will ever score 92 goals in a season, Wayne is untouchable
Being 60 years of age I watched Wayne develop like We all did. He was just so incredibly better than everyone else,like he was an alien or something. Being from London, Ontario I worked at O-Pee-Chee in the 1970s and wish I could have known then just how great he was to become. His rookie cards were all over the place and nobody knew. .O well, hindsight aforethought.....JR
IMO I think it's a good thing to get conditioned for the interviews and such. Not just for the hockey but for life in general. The players nowadays will make better role models for all people because of the way they carry themselves on and off the ice. Again, IMO
I was the 10 year old goalie playing for the Hamilton Saints[ #18] that the great one made look really bad.It was my night to sit on the bench and halfway through the second period it was 8-0 for Brantford and I got the call,lucky me.Gretzky put another 8 past me to make it 16-0 and I am pretty sure he scored all 16.So if anyone knows Wayne let him know I want another shot.A shoot out one on one.I've been practicing and I think I can take him this time.Well maybe not but it would make a great commercial.
@DoinThupidThings A lot of that can be attributed to the fact that goaltending, goalie equiptment, and defensive play has come along way since the 1980s. If players like crosby and ovechkin played in the 80s they would probably put up some giant numbers too. I'm not saying they would put up Gretzy, gretzky also had the benifit of a great supporting cast, guys like gretzky, lemieux, orr , ovechkin and crosby all had/ have the ability to make their team mates look way better than they are
Once I tried to re-count his best season when he achieved 215 points to the current numbers using some basic maths. My estimate would be 152 points which sounds realistic
@conda420 agreed dude. Let's of these Ovechkin groupees say that Ovie would have scored 150 if he played in Wayne's day. That just makes me laugh because no one can touch how good Gretz was. Lemieux was always my favourite player but Gretz was a magician
@connode Not only that; but had you given Bobby Orr a proper pair of knees, Gretzky wouldn't have the number of records that he holds. Having said that, Gretzky has always demonstrated the humble demeanor that he does in this video.
also think about how easy it was to score back then, the goalies were shit, the equipment on goalies were shit, it takes way more to be a better hockey player in this day and age then it ever was
No steroids. No scandal. Just the greatest athlete ever.
Nope
Wayne Gretzky is a Canadian legend.
Humble even at 16 and Graceful. Wayne always a class act.
No one will ever be better then the Great One
So humble, even as a kid.
Love this interview. A moment in history for an amazing sports broadcaster (also my Grandfather) and of course, the great one, 99, a hockey legend.
Gretzky is...I have no words for the respect and admiration I have for the man. Long live the Great One. 😃😃😃😃
the cool thing about this video is that no one at that time knew what a great career wayne would have and how he would change the face of hockey forever...
Hey that's Bill Stephenson doing the interview. I remember him broadcasting the Argo games on CFRB radio when I was a kid and the Argos were a big deal. He called every play like the game was on the line. Great sports guy and broadcaster.
Wayne Gretzky is one of the few pro athletes that is worth the millions he was paid to play.
So true. That rare quality of genuine humility in such a transformative athlete, the paragon of his sport. It's not an act, either. Every interview is the same, deflecting credit and honour to others, minimizing his accomplishments, putting everything into historical perspective. Not sure how anyone could not love this guy.
The best player in the history of the sport
So soft spoken...always giving credit!
Probably the greatest sports interview in history. The significance and magnitude of this incredible interview will only grow in time. A Priceless Canadian treasure.
yes, pretty cool this one!
Wayne Gretzky. Simply amazing.
always a gentleman
He gave us some of the greatest moments in hockey history and we were fortunate to be able to watch him. You never got bored or disappointed watching a game he was in. He set the bar. That will never be touched
So ... did young Wayne ever decide to play professional hockey???😆
i remember gretzky from way back then, and i knew he was special. never forget watching this
The greatest ever
Can’t imagine being good enough to be on tv so young. I was 5th in points on my team my 2nd year bantam overall pretty average in the little league at this age so it’s pretty amazing to see this.
There's a difference between being shy and being humble people. I'm reading a lot of annoying comments saying he's shy, he's so shy, blah blah.... Wayne always was and always will be a humble, really kind man people. Also.... Consider the time, and like mentioned perhaps young stars like him just were not used to these kinds of interviews at the time..... Also consider his age being the puppy playing with men a good 4 years older than him. This is just his personality and although he's grown up and bece the best hockey star of all time.... If you even watch his interviews today, he displays a very similar yet perhaps more matured demeanor..... He's not a loud and proud, cocky kind of guy..... Never was never will he.... That's why he truly is "the great one".
PREACH
He turned out to be massively humble. I watched him with Bobby Orr and Mario Lemieux. They were all three perfect gentlemen and fantastic ambassadors.
Canadian Hero
A class act then - and now. Now that's a role model folks for all time.
smart guy at that age.
thanks for the post!
To have the talent this guy had it had to be God given. All natural. If practice and hard work make gretzkys, we would have had a thousand of him. But we did not, will not.
But there is no god. Intelligence, intuition and hockey IQ along with passion and hard work. #Gretzkythegreatest
@Cedar Roofs Yet you thin we're all equal. 😆
So chill.
I can't believe how he answered and carried himself in this interview at age 16. Saying all the right things, humble and classy. Incredible.
I finally got my first Wayne rookie card and it is currently in for grading. Im hopind it comes back a 2 or 3. I love Wayne so much.
cool with the RC. let us know how it graded. Good luck with that!
@@626postie It graded a 10 and he sold it for roughly 4 million. The story is online!
best ever
GOAT Forever. Amen.
Thanks Gretz
The GOAT.
No one since Orr displayed on-ice intelligence of Gretzky. And he didn;t float, so he had the puck when it mattered and knew what to do with it. The Sault was blessed to have him, if only for one season. Gotta love Wayne.
Awww, he was so shy here. Always looking down haha.
Legende 🏒🏆👌💞
CTV televised this event back then...sister network TSN has aired this event since 1990-1991!
could you imagine if gretzky didn't play professional hockey
this game was easy for him mentally and physically. He did his talking by scoring. He was gifted from the womb to play the sport. An amazing player.
Bravo
its sooo cute that he cant look at the camera. but man does he have talent! he changed the way hockey was played and broke sooo many records. he is amazing!
Ваня ГретцкиЙ-белорус!
Да! Он точно был особенным!
Yeah, when I first got this clip, that is exactly what I thought of too!! Pretty funny!
This kid might be good someday
Man this kids good wonder if he makes it to the NHL
back in a time where 16 year old hockey players werent the biggest douches youve ever seen and were actually humble.
hes so polite and goody goodie
Good Manners !
@Jontenn Oh wow, never even thought of that. Love stats like that, thanks.
Veryhumble
Good for us that he choosed hockey...
Oui, Oui!
He was classy from day dot
this kid could grow up to be a pretty decent hockey player
Not sure. Like he said he'll stick with his schooling because you never know.
And about three years later after just turning 21 he would break the single season record for goals in a season, the record will probably never be broken.
Math is not your strongest subject is it?
@@pondababa4197 ok four year bubba
The King 👑 ™
If it were not for Gretzky, the US would never have discovered hockey, and the Stanley Cup would have been won at least once by Canada after 1993.
he does too
Just like Gordie great in interviews
u got it...natural as opposed to camera conscious that has to deal with internet media reporting and blah blah
newavehaircut.. Tony Esposito was the first to really play in the butterfly stance. And he played in the 70's :) Not insulting or anything, but had to correct that. :) You're right about the rarity of goalies playing butterfly in the 60's, 70's and 80's..
"They told me, that Finland could be a surprise in this tournament.." Did I hear it right?! Wow, back then already....
Finland has come a long way in hockey now :))
It’s to bad that the players in the NFL don’t have the same degree of humbleness that Gretzky does. That’s the main reason I don’t even watch football anymore.
The NFL these days is disgusting. No class at the player level. Basketball is the same.
Gretzky brought - The skill - to Ice Hockey ! He wasnt The Biggest & Stongest but The Smartest !
Good interviewer, and I don't even know who he is.
@LemmingAttack no it is much more open now! In Gretzky's day they were allowed to hook and interfere, so he had a difficult time getting free from thugs. Now you aren't allowed to hook or interfere, so it is much easier for a superstar to score. Gretzky would score 200 goals in a year if he played today
Кто здесь в 2022-м?
You all forget that the modern butterfly stance wasn't around in the 60's, 70's, 80's. All of the goalies were still doing the traditional Stand up style.
@DoinThupidThings agreeded - hands down
You can tell they weren’t trained for interviews back then
I think he is the lead in the Broadway production of Rent
Gretzky is a Leafs fan and wanted to play for the Leafs.
If it was so easy,. why didn't everyone have 200 points a season?
He wouldn't have had a 200 point season had he started his career in 1991 on. Even Wayne has said he played during the right time.
Watch goalies during his era they could barely skate until the 90s.
@@travzimmerman1340 EVERY OTHER PLAYER in the league was playing agains these same goalies, genius.
@@pondababa4197 Yea, I don't know how people don't get this. Wayne scored almost the double the points compared to almost every other STAR player, except Mario. Wayne would score 180-220 points when there were only a handful of players scoring over 100! Even Kurri being on the SAME line and being top 2-3 in scoring would have 80 points less.
👍
No one will ever beat this guy's record. All the fuss nowadays about Crosby and Ovechkin but neither of them come anywhere close to Gretzky.
this reminds me of the opening scene in Slap Shot.
No No - We Dont Do Dhat !
Certainly the interviewer is straight outta Slapshot!
That would be more than enough to win the scoring title. How many assist do you think he could get? I think he could still get almost 100!
he looks like spicoli
@JungleHyjinx a sports legend
the game has change alot you can't see a player who will get 20 points in a single game nova days .. yea he was best at the years he played ... but if he was younger now and play in this time he will be at half of his points at the end of his carer ... i never see any really good magic from him .... but he was a beast that's for sure
yep, always looking down.....doin this funny head bob all the time...... But to be fair, the players weren't conditioned as much for the interviews like they are nowadays.
@LemmingAttack The skill level of most of the players was much lower than it is today, making the game nice and slow for someone who was so fast and skilled. The hockey being played at Gretzky's time just wasn't ready to deal with Gretzky's skill and speed.
Also, goalies wore tiny equipment compared to today, as well as the fact that the butterfly style that exists today is so effective at keeping the puck out of the net. Goalies back then were much easier to score on.
WAYNE IS THE BEST OF ALL TIME, nobody will ever score 200 pts in a season (which wayne did 4 times), nobody will ever score 92 goals in a season, Wayne is untouchable
Being 60 years of age I watched Wayne develop like
We all did. He was just so incredibly better than everyone else,like he was an alien or something. Being from London, Ontario I worked at O-Pee-Chee in the 1970s and wish I could have known then just how great he was to become. His rookie cards were all over the place and nobody knew. .O well, hindsight aforethought.....JR
Obviously you've never seen an Interview with Connor McDavid.
me too lol
A lot of comments here saying he looks older than 16. So how old does he look?
@stephenspinato I agree, but I hope Pittsburgh gets 2 in a row!
@MrRob7004 seems to be the trend with most sports, its like how Basketball changed so that you can't even breathe on a guy without getting a foul.
IMO I think it's a good thing to get conditioned for the interviews and such. Not just for the hockey but for life in general. The players nowadays will make better role models for all people because of the way they carry themselves on and off the ice. Again, IMO
I was the 10 year old goalie playing for the Hamilton Saints[ #18] that the great one made look really bad.It was my night to sit on the bench and halfway through the second period it was 8-0 for Brantford and I got the call,lucky me.Gretzky put another 8 past me to make it 16-0 and I am pretty sure he scored all 16.So if anyone knows Wayne let him know I want another shot.A shoot out one on one.I've been practicing and I think I can take him this time.Well maybe not but it would make a great commercial.
sorry this got up so late. i just saw it was being held up for some reason in youtube and i had to approve it
Those Were The Days ! 16goals in One Game !
@DoinThupidThings A lot of that can be attributed to the fact that goaltending, goalie equiptment, and defensive play has come along way since the 1980s. If players like crosby and ovechkin played in the 80s they would probably put up some giant numbers too. I'm not saying they would put up Gretzy, gretzky also had the benifit of a great supporting cast, guys like gretzky, lemieux, orr , ovechkin and crosby all had/ have the ability to make their team mates look way better than they are
where can I find the roster of the 1978 Canadian Team?
Where were those Games ?
Once I tried to re-count his best season when he achieved 215 points to the current numbers using some basic maths. My estimate would be 152 points which sounds realistic
Is this interviewer Bill Stevenson?
Yes, the last comment 3 days before yours was identified him as such. I didn't know name only recognized the face.
I heard Gretzky is on the 99 dollar bill up there in Canada, eh.
hahaha, now THAT is funny!
Nobody can wear # 99 - in all of Canada !
And we've named a beer after him.
If wayne didn't score any goals, he'd still lead the NHL in points.
@conda420 agreed dude. Let's of these Ovechkin groupees say that Ovie would have scored 150 if he played in Wayne's day. That just makes me laugh because no one can touch how good Gretz was. Lemieux was always my favourite player but Gretz was a magician
@connode Not only that; but had you given Bobby Orr a proper pair of knees, Gretzky wouldn't have the number of records that he holds.
Having said that, Gretzky has always demonstrated the humble demeanor that he does in this video.
because the game is alot different now
haha he talks about gordie and wearing his number in honor XD
@Goldeneye415 i knew it!!!
@Sizzmaster6985 he'd be an actor on SNL.
@DoinThupidThings That's because hockey is not nearly as open as Gretzky's days...
also think about how easy it was to score back then, the goalies were shit, the equipment on goalies were shit, it takes way more to be a better hockey player in this day and age then it ever was