Mario Lemieux Quotes

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

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But a year off probably hurt some of these guys who didn't stay in shape. It's always tough to come back after a year off.

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He showed a lot of leadership.

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He was one of the best players out there, skating-wise and handling the puck.

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He (Crosby) is our best player, night-in and night-out, that's incredible. He just keeps getting better.

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

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

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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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Oh, I did stop smoking a long time ago.

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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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It was just fun to get back out there, especially for the fans, ... I thought we played well, and I think we'll play a little better with each game -- as long as we stay out of the penalty box.

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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.

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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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He meant a lot to us. When we traded for him in the early 1990s he gave us the opportunity to win the Cup right away. What a great leader for our team when he came here and a great ambassador for the game and a great two-way player.

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He's adjusted very well. He plays with the kids a lot and he's very chatty. He talks all the time. The kids love him. We talk a lot, have dinner together every night.

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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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Obviously he was a great player, but also a great person and very intelligent and knowledgeable about the game of hockey and I could see him as a president as a general manager of president somewhere down the road.

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Everybody understands that he's the future of the franchise. He's done even better this season than we thought he'd do. The way he's played, at that age, is quite amazing.

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I'm feeling good. It's something I have to deal with for the rest of my life, but the medication takes care of that.

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I've watched him skate a little in the past week, and I know how good he is. But once you step onto the ice and start playing, it can be a little different. But I wasn't surprised with how well he played.

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

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When I bought the team in 1999, my goal was to keep the team here forever and that's not going change. Now, it's up to the gaming board, local politicians and local leaders to support our plan, which is by far the best one out there from what I have seen. Hopefully, we can get it done.

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It's a long time to not win, especially so early in the season. It's certainly not the start we wanted, especially with the personnel we have here.

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This is always a difficult decision for any athlete to make.

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The new owners will be bound by the same agreement we have with Isle of Capri. Certainly, our preference would be to keep the team in Pittsburgh forever.

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