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When Jaromir Jagr burst on the NHL scene at age 18, he skated like the wind, scored at will and seemed like 80 percent of his body weight was contained in his lustrous, jet-black mullet.
Twenty-two years later, the mullet is long gone, the hair is thinner and tinged with a few stray grays, and there's 240 pounds packed onto his 6-foot-3 frame.
But what hasn't changed is the joy and sublime skills he brings to the rink every day.
"I don't act like I'm 40 years old," Jagr, who celebrates his 40th birthday on Feb. 15, told NHL.com. "Sometimes I can act like them (the young guys)."
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