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I can remember hockey. It was my life, my passion. It's what I love the most.

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
Remember
Love
Life
Hockey
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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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Lifting the Stanley Cup for the first time. There's nothing like it. It's the greatest story. In my era, they used to say you couldn't be a superstar without winning one. I remember thinking when I lifted it: Now they can't say that about me.
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And people who know me would tell you that away from hockey I'm really not that competitive.
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