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A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
Wayne Gretzky
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Wayne Gretzky
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 26
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The Corporation of the City of Brantford
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Wayne Douglas Gretzky
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My answer is, why not? ... It's what I love, it's what I know. Glen Sather was the best coach that I had and what made him good was his confidence in what he did. I believe that I'm going to be a good coach.
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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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