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The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
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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