12 Still the Greatest

Chapter 12 Still the Greatest When Wayne retired, Paulina was ten, Ty eight, and Trevor six. The family settled in California. Wayne went to his kids' games and school events. He and Janet had a normal life, just like they talked about when they met. And just like they wanted, they had a big family. Son Tristan and daughter Emma were born in 2000 and 2003.

韦恩退休时，宝琳娜十岁，泰八岁，特雷弗六岁。 这家人在加利福尼亚定居下来。 韦恩去看孩子们的比赛和学校的活动。 他和珍妮特过着正常的生活，就像他们见面时所说的那样。 正如他们所愿，他们有了一个大家庭。 儿子特里斯坦和女儿艾玛分别于2000年和2003年出生。

But Wayne couldn't leave professional hockey just yet. In February 2001, Wayne became part owner of the Phoenix Coyotes. Four years later, he was named head coach. He worked with the organization until 2009. During that time, Wayne flew back and forth to be with his family in California. Janet and the kids visited him, too. Those years, and all the years after he stopped playing, had many special moments. Wayne was named Hockey Player of the Century by Sports Illustrated.

但韦恩还不能离开职业冰球。 2001年2月，韦恩成为凤凰狼队（Phoenix Coyotes）的股东之一。 四年后，他被任命为总教练。 他在该组织工作到2009年。 在此期间，韦恩往返于加州与家人团聚。 珍妮特和孩子们也去看他了。 那些年，以及他退役后的这些年，有很多特别的时刻。 韦恩被《体育画报》评为世纪冰球运动员。

He coached Canada's hockey team to gold in the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. He lit the Olympic torch in Vancouver in 2010. He even met Queen Elizabeth II of England. But there were sad, trying times as well. Wayne's mom, Phyllis, died in December 2005. Like Wayne, Phyllis liked to stay behind the scenes. But Wayne called her "the glue" that held the family together. Shaken up, Wayne took a leave from the Coyotes to be with her at the end. Wayne isn't involved in pro hockey any longer. But he hasn't slowed down. He owns a Toronto restaurant, Wayne Gretzky's. It serves pierogi and other dishes like his grandmother made. He owns wineries, too. They feature bottles from the "No. 99 Collection." He has his own charity foundation to help young hockey players, and hockey camps where he plays with fans.

在2002年犹他州盐湖城奥运会上，他曾带领加拿大曲棍球队夺得金牌。 2010年，他在温哥华点燃了奥运火炬。 他甚至见过英国女王伊丽莎白二世。 但也有悲伤、艰难的时候。 韦恩的母亲菲利斯于2005年12月去世。 和韦恩一样，菲利斯喜欢待在幕后。 但韦恩称她是维系家庭的“粘合剂”。 震惊之余，韦恩离开了土狼队，到最后陪着她。 韦恩不再参加职业曲棍球了。 但他并没有放慢脚步。 他在多伦多开了一家叫韦恩·格雷茨基的餐厅。 这里供应饺子和其他他祖母做的菜。 他还拥有酿酒厂。它们的特色是“No。 99集合。”他有自己的慈善基金会来帮助年轻的冰球运动员，还有冰球训练营，他在那里和球迷们一起打球。

Wayne travels between California and Canada to be close with everyone in his family. His kids are growing up. Ty plays for a Chicago Cubs minor league baseball team. Paulina is building a career as a singer. But everyone gathers by the lakeside home in Idaho every summer. Still, Wayne doesn't rule out returning to the NHL, as a coach or an owner. After all, he says, "I owe everything I have to hockey." And hockey owes Wayne Gretzky, too. The Oilers' equipment manager, Lyle Kulchisky, might have

韦恩往返于加利福尼亚和加拿大之间，与他的家人保持密切联系。 他的孩子们正在长大。泰效力于芝加哥小熊棒球队。 宝琳娜正在建立自己的歌手事业。 但每个夏天大家都会在爱达荷州的湖边家聚会。 不过，韦恩并不排除以教练或老板的身份重返NHL的可能性。 毕竟，他说：“我所拥有的一切都归功于冰球。” 曲棍球也欠韦恩·格雷茨基。 油工的设备经理莱尔·库尔奇斯基（Lyle Kulchisky）可能会这么做

said it best in an ESPN documentary: "[Wayne's] always been a better person than he's been a hockey player. When you really get to know him, then you know why they call him the Great One."

在ESPN的一部纪录片中说得最好：“（韦恩）一直是一个比曲棍球运动员更好的人。 当你真正了解他的时候，你就会知道他们为什么称他为大王了。”