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He brings something special. I don't know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn't understand his answer.
Wayne Gretzky
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Wayne Gretzky
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 26
Ice Hockey Coach
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The Corporation of the City of Brantford
The Great One
Wayne Douglas Gretzky
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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.
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One hundred percent of shots not taken don't go in.
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I can't remember the last time I went to a game and there was a fight. I think they fight more in baseball now than they do in hockey.
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I don't think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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