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By no means could I play at the level of these kids who play in the NHL now but as 50-year-olds go, I feel really good and I feel blessed that I'm still healthy.
Wayne Gretzky
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Wayne Gretzky
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 26
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The Corporation of the City of Brantford
The Great One
Wayne Douglas Gretzky
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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don't take the shot.
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I don't think any one person will ever be bigger than the game.
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It's easier to lose than to win.
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It's an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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Sometimes people ask, 'Are hockey fights real?' I say, 'If they weren't, I'd get in more of them.
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I miss all the shots I don't take.
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I think sports for kids is the greatest thing in the world because it teaches you how to share, about winning and losing and pressure. But I don't think you should force your kid to become a professional athlete.
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I think a lot of parents live their lives through the kids. Because they didn't make it [achieve something], they want their kids to make it. It puts a lot of undue pressure on the kids.
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The only way a kid is going to practise is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.
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Maybe it wasn't the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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Kids don't fight in minor hockey anymore. There's very few fights in junior and college hockey. So growing up, all these guys are not fighting.
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