26th January 2011

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HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY, WAYNE GRETZKY

The greatest, most dominant athlete in the history of sport. A gentle and gracious public figure, at every stage of a life recorded for posterity from the age of 10. No chafing under the spotlight. No tawdry tabloid revelations. Just a seemingly endless list of wondrous athletic achievements. To meet him is humbling. To observe his work is thrilling. You don’t have to be a hockey fan. Just know this: he is the best ever in his field, and has maintained an old-fashioned courteousness you wish more people of distinction had. I submit he is our nonpareil Canadian. Happy Birthday, Wayne Gretzky.

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