Mario Lemieux Quotes

It was my dream playing for the Montreal Canadiens - it was my dad's team.

I've seen 48 Stanley Cups in my life. I was about six or seven when I started going to games with my dad.

It's no surprise that I ended up in sportscasting. I lived this world with my father, Mike Storen. Dad was a sports executive for most of my childhood.

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.

My mum and dad are both sportspeople and know what's it all about. They know it's hard work, but they also know what it takes to become a professional athlete. I don't think - without their help, I wouldn't have got this far.

I want to be remembered one day as a great player, good athlete and a good professional.

Derek Jeter is one who played for such a long time, and David Ortiz in Boston is doing it right now.

That's what they hired me to do in Washington, change a little bit of the culture, try to win a Stanley Cup.

I was a professional cricketer for 16 years.

I'm trying to make the Hall of Fame.

Hopefully I can play until I'm 40.

I grew up desperate to be a professional footballer and I was willing to do anything to be one.

I went to play in the NFL.

I want to play years in this league.

I'm trying to leave a legacy, man. I'm trying to get a gold jacket someday. That's my mindset.

I was always focused on staying and playing for Fulham.

To be quite honest, and anybody will tell you, growing up I was going to be a pro athlete. I didn't have any option. That was my way out.

I was not born when my father retired in 1979, but I watched footage of his games on VHS.

The NBA is my history.

I love the Stanley Cup playoffs.

I was living my dream as a WNBA player.

I had dreams of being a professional rugby player.

I have the most amazing job. I play basketball and keep working at it and trying to get better.

In my last years, I was conscious how I used to play the game when I first broke through. It was absolute chalk and cheese. I probably finished at the right time. There won't be many players like me in the future.

It's hard to transition out of football. Even when you're super successful, guys who have played 18 or 20 years and have won four Super Bowls, they still have difficulty with that transition. They believe they're not ever going to do anything that important again.