Mario Lemieux Inspirational Quotes

We, as a league, must do a better job of protecting the integrity of the game and the safety of our players. ~ Mario Lemieux

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. ~ Mario Lemieux

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. ~ Mario Lemieux

For those living in a dark cave ... sometimes all it takes is for someone to throw us a lifeline. ~ Martin R. Lemieux

Do something that feels good in the mornings! It will help you to setup your day to take in more knowledge and understanding, which ultimately leads to wisdom. ~ Martin R. Lemieux

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. ~ Mario Lemieux

Red wine is a great accompaniment to meat. ~ Mario Lemieux

This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them. ~ Mario Lemieux

When everybody compares me to Mario Lemieux, it's an honor. ~ Evgeni Malkin

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

I'm sorry I didn't feel any better or play any better, but that's what happens at the end of careers. ~ Mario Lemieux

This is really a new NHL and it's built on speed and young guys. ~ Mario Lemieux

You have Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan ... and Mario Lemieux. He's the best in hockey, in my opinion. ~ Kordell Stewart

I didn't speak English until I came to Pittsburgh. ~ Mario Lemieux

I think the game has opened up, and that's why I decided to come back and try to be a part of it. ~ Mario Lemieux

It was great to play with some of my old linemates. ~ Mario Lemieux

Usually when you play a team, you want to focus on one line. Pittsburgh is the only team where you have to focus on one player [Mario Lemieux]. When he's coming toward you, all you see is him. ~ Patrick Roy

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. ~ Mario Lemieux

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. ~ Mario Lemieux

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. ~ Mario Lemieux

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. ~ Mario Lemieux

When someone screams at me to hurry up, I slow down. ~ Mario Lemieux

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. ~ Mario Lemieux

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. ~ Mario Lemieux

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. ~ Mario Lemieux

One thing I hate is people screaming at me. If you want me to do something, talk to me. ~ Mario Lemieux

Well, I think just a desire to come back and be a part of the game again. ~ Mario Lemieux

Play without fear, and you will be successful, ~ Mario Lemieux

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. ~ Mario Lemieux

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. ~ Mario Lemieux

For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a professional hockey player. ~ Mario Lemieux

Certainly we're not satisfied with just winning games. We've been playing some pretty good hockey, but we think we can play much better. ~ Mario Lemieux

I think we need to do as much as we can to give back to these young kids growing up. I think we've done a pretty decent job so far. ~ Mario Lemieux

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. ~ Mario Lemieux

Always remember that the most valuable thing that you can do in this world, is to live a life of love. Love truly those who were given you to be loved. Love truly the gifts you were given in life, as well as your ability to live and share those gifts. Even if the only people who remember your name, are the five people you have loved and who have loved you in this life, that makes you no less important than the person who is recognised by every individual in this world! In seeking to change the world out there that you live in, do make sure that you are not changing it in order to make it become more like you; rather, live to change yourself, to know yourself, to grow and to become. This is the highest reach of man. The downfall of world-changers in this day and age, is that those who wish to change the world, only wish to influence the world of their own beliefs, choices, and opinions. But this is not how the world is changed. This planet is changed, only when we heal and grow and know the worlds within ourselves. Because it is in the healing of worlds unique and innumerable, that this one we share will find her hope. The only person who needs to know you, is you. And then the people who are given to you to love, who love you truly in return. - The Conversation of Venusta ~ C. JoyBell C.

Only in the darkness can you see the stars. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

If you want to consume the cream of Christ's philosophy, then don't read the Bible, read Tolstoy. ~ Abhijit Naskar

There you see how absurd the reactions of the so-called markets are. For a long time, Italy was run by one of the most unprofessional politicians anywhere. But there wasn't much pressure in terms of speculation. Now, in Mario Monti, Italy has the kind of leader you usually only get in Hollywood movies, a distinguished professor who won't even accept a cook at his residence, the Palazzo Chigi. Instead Monti's wife cooks their pasta herself - and this is the man the markets don't trust. ~ Martin Schulz