The Great One said he noticed him in warm ups and told his coach to put him on the ice whenever Chara was out there as he was still figuring out how to properly move his body as Gretzky said he was a little like Bambi. However, the following season, Gretzky told his coach to pull him off the ice whenever Chara was out there because he had figured his agility issues out and was now quite the threat skating around at 7 feet tall.