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

#come #decided #game #i #i think

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

#chance #come #felt #him #i

It's up to the community now to decide if they want to keep this team. ↗

— Mario Lemieux

#decide #keep #now #team #up

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

#been #big #come #coming #course

Oh, I did stop smoking a long time ago. ↗

— Mario Lemieux

#did #i #long #long time #oh

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

#back #bus #cards #dressing #dressing room

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

#beginning #day #game #grow #grow up

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

#against #career #few #first #games

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

— Mario Lemieux

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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. ↗

— Mario Lemieux

#ahead #get #good #i #ice