Mario Lemieux Quotes

I've gone through back surgery a couple times, and of course, my radiation treatments for six weeks got me to the point where I was not able to play at the level that I was accustomed to.
Mario Lemieux

Through, Play, Able

One thing I hate is people screaming at me. If you want me to do something, talk to me.
Mario Lemieux

Hate, Talk, Screaming

A month before the season I stop putting ketchup on my french fries.
Mario Lemieux

Before, Stop, Season

All I can say to the young players is, enjoy every moment of it. Just enjoy every moment of it. Your career goes by very quickly.
Mario Lemieux

Career, Enjoy, Young

As I've said, in 2007, we're free to go and we'll just have to do what's best for the business.
Mario Lemieux

Best, Business, Free

Depending on how we start the season, I can play center or wing... It doesn't matter to me.
Mario Lemieux

Play, Start, Matter

I can no longer play at a level I was accustomed to in the past.
Mario Lemieux

Past, Play, Longer

I didn't like the way the game was being played.
Mario Lemieux

I didn't speak English until I came to Pittsburgh.
Mario Lemieux

Speak, Until, English

I think the game has opened up, and that's why I decided to come back and try to be a part of it.
Mario Lemieux

I'm only 35, and I felt that the time was right to try to come back and have a chance for him to see me play.
Mario Lemieux

Time, Him, Play

It's up to the community now to decide if they want to keep this team.
Mario Lemieux

Team, Keep, Community

Oh, I did stop smoking a long time ago.
Mario Lemieux

Time, Long, Smoking

Well, I think just a desire to come back and be a part of the game again.
Mario Lemieux

Game, Again, Desire

When I'm able to see the ice ahead of time when I get the puck, I'm able to make some pretty good plays.
Mario Lemieux

Time, Good, Pretty

When someone screams at me to hurry up, I slow down.
Mario Lemieux

Someone, Down, Slow

Everybody I talked to - from my friends to my family and some of the players - really gave me a lot of support from the start. And that certainly made me feel good about trying to come back and be one of the best again.
Mario Lemieux

Family, Good, Best

He's only 4 years old, so I don't think he realized, you know, that I played so many years. Of course, we watch tapes here from the Stanley Cup years, but I don't think he realized how many years I played.
Mario Lemieux

Old, Here, Played

I don't try to match wine with food, I just drink what I like. And I think a lot of people are going towards that now, which never used to be in the past.
Mario Lemieux

Food, Past, Try

I think people in Montreal smoke a lot, and I used to smoke when I was 17-18, and just picked it up when I was playing juniors. But I think I stopped when I was 22, which was a big decision in my life.
Mario Lemieux

Life, Decision, Big

I think that with a lot of hard work and dedication, I feel that I could be the best in the world. I'm still only 35 years old... I have a fresh start physically and mentally, and I feel that I can achieve my goal to be the best again.
Mario Lemieux

Work, Best, Hard

My body's feeling it a little bit. But one good thing, my back is in good shape, and that's my main concern. I know that my legs are going to take awhile to get back to where I was a few years ago, but as long as my back is solid, I feel that I can play many years.
Mario Lemieux

Good, Long, Feeling

Of course, my family has been a big reason for me to come back, especially my son who loves the game of hockey - he was a big reason for me coming back.
Mario Lemieux

Family, Game, Son

Once I'm at the arena with the guys in the dressing room, and in the bus, and on the plane, I'm a player. And I sit in the back with the players and I play cards and try to take their money.
Mario Lemieux

Money, Play, Try

Since the beginning, I always loved the game. When you grow up in Montreal, one day you want to be a professional hockey player. When I was six or seven, I knew that was what I wanted.
Mario Lemieux

Game, Wanted, Hockey

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Nationality: Canadian

Born: October 5, 1965

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