Mario Lemieux Quotes & Sayings

42 most famous Mario Lemieux quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's a 59 year old Canadian athlete born on Oct 5, 1965.

“Every day is a great day for hockey.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“Hockey is a tough, physical game, and it always should be.”

“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.”

“I think the lottery changed everything for us. Once we got Sidney, it helped us turn this franchise around overnight.”

“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.”