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Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.

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
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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
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No matter who you are, we're creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations.
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I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that's the way I'll be as a coach.
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It's kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL
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I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
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The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.
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Nothing can replace the Olympics. I love the Olympics. I was so proud when I played in '98 and I was so proud when we won in 2002.
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Hockey is my life. I love every minute of it.
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