Mario Lemieux Quotes
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We, as a league, must do a better job of protecting the integrity of the game and the safety of our players.
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As I've said, in 2007, we're free to go and we'll just have to do what's best for the business.
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I'm sorry I didn't feel any better or play any better, but that's what happens at the end of careers.
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I have two main reasons for retiring. The first is I can no longer play at a level I was accustomed to in the past. That has been very, very frustrating to me throughout this past year. The second one is realizing my health, along with my family, is the most important thing in the world.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Depending on how we start the season, I can play center or wing... It doesn't matter to me.
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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.
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My son, he is the reason I got involved. It's been a joy to be around him and teach him the stuff that I know, and to the other kids as well. When he started playing I wanted to be involved in his hockey career. It's a lot of fun for both of us.
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If I could play this game at a decent level, I'd come back and play.
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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.
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I can no longer play at a level I was accustomed to in the past.
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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.
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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.
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A month before the season I stop putting ketchup on my french fries.
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I think the lottery changed everything for us. Once we got Sidney, it helped us turn this franchise around overnight.
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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.