Guy Lafleur Quotes & Sayings

“When trouble comes, it's your family that supports you.”

“You do not play hockey for good seasons. You play to win the Stanley Cup. It has to be the objective.”

“Go ahead, work hard and never be afraid to try something. Even if you don't make it, at least you can say you tried.”

“The day you hear someone call me captain will be the day I buy a boat.”

“Play every game as if it is your last one.”

“I think it was always there and it was maybe a matter of bringing it out. It was harder than I thought it would be and I had to try harder. I had to regain my confidence, maybe the most important thing. I have learned a lot to relax. I know what I can do now, and I do it.”

“Anyway, I've never been captain in 16 years in the NHL. But that didn't stop me being a leader in my own way.”

“Being drafted by the Montreal Canadiens, that was the greatest moment in my career. And stealing the Stanley Cup in 1978 and bringing it back to my hometown of Thurso.”

“I was working on the farm to get in shape, about a mile away from my parents. You know, I did everything as a kid to stay in shape - jogging, work on the farm, driving the tractor. I'll never forget.”

“That's why I made a comeback in 1988. I knew there were chances of not making it, but I didn't want to end up at sixty years old and say I should have tried when I was thirty-eight.”