Mario Lemieux Quotes
	
	
	
		
		
		Mario Lemieux Quotes
		
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A month before the season I stop putting ketchup on my french fries.
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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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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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Depending on how we start the season, I can play center or wing... It doesn't matter to me.
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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.
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I can no longer play at a level I was accustomed to in the past.
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I didn't like the way the game was being played.
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I didn't speak English until I came to Pittsburgh.
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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.
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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 the game has opened up, and that's why I decided to come back and try to be a part of it.
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I'm not surprised we're seeing a lot of empty buildings in the cities we're going into. The way the game's played now, it's a pretty boring game.
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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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It's up to the community now to decide if they want to keep this team.
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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.
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Oh, I did stop smoking a long time ago.
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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.
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One thing I hate is people screaming at me. If you want me to do something, talk to me.
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One thing I hate is people screaming at me. If you want me to do something, talk to me. When someone screams at me to hurry up, I slow down.
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The first few games that we played against some of the teams, the young guys, you know, want a stick sign or photo sign, and I think that they respect what I have achieved throughout my career.
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We feel that, with Sidney, we have a great opportunity over the next few years to put a great team on the ice. We're prepared to lose some money along the way. Eventually we're going to need some help.
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Well, I think just a desire to come back and be a part of the game again.
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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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