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The first time I met Wayne Gretzky... he never said anything back.

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Gordie Howe
Age: 88 †
Born: 1928
Born: March 31
Died: 2016
Died: June 10
Ice Hockey Player
Gordon Howe
Mr. Hockey
Gordon Gordie Howe
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You've got to love what you're doing. If you love it, you can overcome any handicap, or the soreness, or all the aches and pains and continue to play for a long, long time.
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My philosophy is never start talking about 'if,' 'and,' 'but' or the past, because 90 percent of what follows will be negative.
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My mother and dad played the fiddle and the guitar.
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People say I'm henpecked. Well, let them say it.
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I helped put in a rink in Cadillac, Michigan, when my wife was very healthy. She helped them put it in and the rink is going full-bore the last time I was there.
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You can always get someone to do your thinking for you.
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All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.
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To me, hockey was always tremendous fun. That's what kept me going for so long. I simply love to play hockey.
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I always tell kids, you have two eyes and one mouth. Keep two open and one closed. You never learn anything if you're the one talking.
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Overall I can fairly safely say Bobby Orr impressed me more than anybody with his tremendous talents. In Bobby's first N.H.L. game he layed the lumber to Gordie's head. Later Howe retalliated and wanted to let the kid know he wasn't washed up yet.
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