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One of the key qualities that you need to be a great hockey player is fantastic anticipation and feel for the game - if you know where the puck is going before it is hit, that is half the battle.

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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