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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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I'm very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves extremely well and they all work really hard.
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Competitive spirit is still at a premium. The more you win, the better you play, the more money you make, so they all have that in mind.
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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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I'm probably the only guy in hockey who can win a scoring title and everybody is saying I had a bad year. I don't worry about it.
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I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that's the way I'll be as a coach.
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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, I feel really good and I feel blessed that I'm still healthy.
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