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Mario Lemieux
Canadian
Athlete
Born:
Oct 5
,
1965
Back
Game
Me
Old
Think
Try
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I didn't speak English until I came to Pittsburgh.
Mario Lemieux
Speak
Until
Came
Pittsburgh
English
Oh, I did stop smoking a long time ago.
Mario Lemieux
Time
Smoking
Long
Long Time
Long Time Ago
Did
Oh
Stop
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
Day
You
Game
Beginning
Seven
Montreal
One Day
Knew
Since
Always
Up
Six
Hockey
Hockey Player
Want
Wanted
Loved
Professional
Grow
Grow Up
Player
I can no longer play at a level I was accustomed to in the past.
Mario Lemieux
Past
Longer
Accustomed
In The Past
Play
Level
For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a professional hockey player.
Mario Lemieux
Remember
Long
Hockey
Hockey Player
Wanted
Professional
Player
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
Young
Enjoy
Every
Say
Very
Quickly
Goes
Just
Young Players
Your
Moment
Players
Career
As I've said, in 2007, we're free to go and we'll just have to do what's best for the business.
Mario Lemieux
Best
Business
Free
Said
Go
Just
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.
Mario Lemieux
You
Old
Think
Only
He
Know
Course
How
Years
Tapes
Cup
So Many Years
Realized
Many
Stanley
Stanley Cup
Played
Watch
Here
I didn't like the way the game was being played.
Mario Lemieux
Game
Way
Like
Being
Played
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
Food
People
Try
Wine
Past
Think
Drink
Never
Towards
Like
Match
Lot
Going
Just
In The Past
Which
Used
Now
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
Game
Try
Think
Back
Part
Opened
Come
Up
Decided
Why
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
Me
Gone
Back
Able
Point
Through
Weeks
Couple
Couple Times
Course
Got
Surgery
Times
Accustomed
Six
Where
Radiation
Play
Level
Treatments
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
Family
Me
Game
Son
Big
Back
Has-Been
He
Come
Course
Coming
Been
Hockey
Loves
Reason
Who
One thing I hate is people screaming at me. If you want me to do something, talk to me.
Mario Lemieux
Me
You
Hate
People
One Thing
Something
Talk
Screaming
Want
Thing
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
Great
Money
Opportunity
Lose
Few
Way
Some
Great Opportunity
Put
Feel
Over
Along
Great Team
Years
Going
Ice
Next
Team
Help
Prepared
Eventually
Need
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
Time
Good
See
Able
Some
Pretty
Pretty Good
Make
Get
Ice
Puck
Plays
When someone screams at me to hurry up, I slow down.
Mario Lemieux
Me
Slow
Down
Hurry
Someone
Up
We, as a league, must do a better job of protecting the integrity of the game and the safety of our players.
Mario Lemieux
Game
Integrity
Better
Safety
Job
Our
Must
Better Job
League
Protecting
Players
I have two main reasons for retiring. The first is I can no longer play at a level I was accustomed to in the past. That has been very, very frustrating to me throughout this past year. The second one is realizing my health, along with my family, is the most important thing in the world.
Mario Lemieux
Health
Family
Me
World
First
Important
Year
Past
Has-Been
Throughout
Main
Longer
Retiring
Along
Most
Most Important Thing
Important Thing
Been
Very
Accustomed
The Most Important
In The Past
Frustrating
Realizing
Reasons
Play
Thing
Level
Second
Two
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
Great
Feeling
Building
Bench
Everybody
Kids
Able
Having
Arena
Part
Tournament
Behind
Where
Place
Loves
Them
Stand
Special
Fun
Special Place
Play
Elite
Chance
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