The Great One had fun with his famous proverb’s limitless cycle of attribution.
On TNT’s NHL playoffs coverage Thursday night, Wayne Gretzky paid homage to Michael Scott in “The Office” paying homage to Gretzky.
In “Michael Scott Paper Company”, an episode of “The Office” that aired in the sitcom’s fifth season in 2009, Steve Carell’s Michael Scott character had a line written on a whiteboard attributing himself attributing Wayne Gretzky’s famous quote, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
Wayne Gretzky attributed The Office attributing his famous proverb on TNT Thursday night. Screengrab / TNTThe first documentation of this quote came in 1983 from Gretzky speaking to Bob McKenzie, then the editor of The Hockey News and now a commentator for TSN in Canada.
Gretzky attempted the most shots in the league pretty much every season during this era, and MacKenzie asked him about it.
“You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don’t take,” Gretzky answered. “Even though there is only a 1-5 percent probably of scoring.”
Michael Scott attributing himself attributing Wayne Gretzky on “The Office”. Screengrab / The OfficeGive the folks at Turner Sports credit – they know how to make their studio shows go viral.
