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Mario Lemieux
October 5, 1965 -
Nationality: Canadian
Category: Athlete
Subcategory: Canadian Athlete

As I've said, in 2007, we're free to go and we'll just have to do what's best for the business.

   

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.

   

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.

   

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

   

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.

   

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

   

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

   

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.

   

Oh, I did stop smoking a long time ago.

   

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

   

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.

   

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

   

Depending on how we start the season, I can play center or wing... It doesn't matter to me.

   

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

   

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

   

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.

   

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.

   

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.

   

He's only 4 years old, so I don't think he realized, you know, that I played so many years. Of course, we watch tapes here from the Stanley Cup years, but I don't think he realized how many years I played.

   

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

   

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