Gretzky dusting the shyt outta Sugar Ray, Pele & Bjorn Borg

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RhodyRum said:
A lot of that "Gretzky wasn't the best at (insert individual skill here)" was used to trump up his legacy and basically became a lazy narrative that just kept following him throughout his career. It didn't help that he didn't look like much of an athlete either, thus allowing the masses to believe that he was a weakling but a massive overachiever.

The accepted narrative is that he wasn't a fast skater. Sure he was no Paul Coffey but show me where he gets hawked on a breakaway:


The accepted narrative is that he didn't have a hard shot yet he routinely bombed on goalies with his slap shot:


The accepted narrative was that his overall athleticism wasn't anything overwhelming, but the fact is his footwork and hips were world-class outstanding. The way he made people miss him on attempted checks makes me consider him the Barry Sanders of hockey. No one turned on a dime, could redirect, and keep his speed on the ice like The Great One:


I have no idea how all of these silly ideas began to circulate about him. Maybe his numbers were average during off-season testing, but once the lights were on and it was game time, he was one of the best pure athletes in the world. Also, this is a good lesson for sports fans to not listen to media narratives and just use your eyes, knowledge of the game, and common sense to grade athletes properly.
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:ohhh: Gretzky was out there crossing nikkas on ice...gotdamn:wow:
 
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