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Originally Posted by blankall
Gretzky also quit while he was still a serviceable player. He didn't hang on past the point he should have, just to pad his records.
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Little known fact, but Gretzky intended to continue playing until there was no longer a spot for him in the league. But in 1999 he met a 2 year old Connor McDavid, and was so wowed by his greatness, that he came to the realization it would be disrespectful to not step away from the game so he didn't take the spotlight off of Connor, and allowed the world to move on from focusing on Gretzky in the NHL to Connor in Timbits.