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Here's what Wayne Gretzky had to say yesterday about the accomplishments of Tiger Woods:
"He's the greatest athlete I've ever seen," Gretzky said about Woods. "The greatest athlete I thought I had seen play was Michael Jordan and I never thought anyone would exceed what he did.
"I think (Woods) said it best. He doesn't look at it as pressure. He looks at it as having fun, and loves to compete. He wants to be in that position.
"What he is doing is truly remarkable. It's great for sports. He's an icon already. At 32 years old, he's only going to get better."
Asked if golfers are great athletes, Gretzky responded, "You ever tried to golf? You better be a good athlete, or you can't golf.
"You always have these debates. Is curling a sport? They're all sports. Golf is a hard sport.
"These guys work out every day now, they're physically fit, they travel around the world. The pressure of playing in front of 50,000 people, making a four-foot putt, to me they're athletes."
