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When I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL. Now it's kind of flip-flopped and the sense is I can't be a good coach because I was a great athlete.
Wayne Gretzky
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Wayne Gretzky
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 26
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Wayne Douglas Gretzky
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