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Skating alone is an art. Doing it on a substance? I don't know. That's got to be tough.

Wayne Gretzky

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Wayne Gretzky
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 26
Ice Hockey Coach
Ice Hockey Player
Restaurateur
The Corporation of the City of Brantford
The Great One
Wayne Douglas Gretzky
Tough
Alone
Art
Skating
Substance

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