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I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual... and yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.

Wayne Gretzky

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Wayne Gretzky
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 26
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