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Your friends, family, and kids have to understand that's your priority. It's the only way you can be successful.
Wayne Gretzky
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Wayne Gretzky
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 26
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Restaurateur
The Corporation of the City of Brantford
The Great One
Wayne Douglas Gretzky
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