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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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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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I grew up such a fan. It was my life. Everything I did was hockey related and everything I have is because of hockey and 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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Most people marry their mother. I married my father.
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Thankfully, in my youth I had the best financial advisor a son could ask for: my dad Walter. When I got that first signing bonus in 1978, Dad took my cheque, announced, 'This is what we're going to do,' and bought an annuity with it.
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I couldn't beat people with my strength I don't have a hard shot I'm not the quickest skater in the league. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work.
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I just like to keep my money in the bank I'm not a big risk-taker. I don't know anything about the stock market... I stay away from things I don't know anything about.
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I miss all the shots I don't take.
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We're in a tough situation because of teenage children, and then we have a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old, so my family and my responsibilities is sort of a juggle.
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It's easier to lose than to win.
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I can't remember the last time I went to a game and there was a fight. I think they fight more in baseball now than they do in hockey.
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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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My kids are no different than anyone else's - they tend to disagree with everything I say!
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In one sense we are a favorite because we won a gold medal in 2002.
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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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That's the hardest part of this whole process. The best part is picking the players and the worst part is telling basically five players they are not going to play tonight.
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Maybe it wasn't the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.
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Growing up, I was always the small guy.
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