On January 26, 1961 a hockey legend was born to Walter and Phyllis Gretzky in Brantford, Canada. His name is Wayne Gretzky and will be nicknamed “The Great One.” Gretzky comes from a family of hockey players; his father was an amateur hockey player. The whole family would gather together to watch Hockey Night in Canada. From the age of two Wayne would practice his passing, and shooting skills by using a souvenir stick and rubber ball between his grandmother’s legs while watching hockey on television. By the age of four it was almost impossible to keep him off the ice. He spent every hour he could practicing his passing and shooting skills. His father then built him an ice rink in his backyard to practice on. Gretzky would practice s
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