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title: "3 Accustomed Quotes By Mario Lemieux"
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> [I can no longer play at a level I was accustomed to in the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/i-can-no-longer-play-at-a-level-i-was-accustomed-to-in-the-past/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/mario-lemieux-14276_accustomed_i-can-no-longer-play-at-a-level-i-was-ac_207557.jpg)

> [I've gone through back surgery a couple times, and of course, my radiation treatments for six weeks got me to the point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/i-ve-gone-through-back-surgery-a-couple-times-and-of-course-my/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/045/mario-lemieux-14276_able_i-ve-gone-through-back-surgery-a-couple_2284293.jpg)

> [I have two main reasons for retiring. The first is I can no longer play at a level I was accustomed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/i-have-two-main-reasons-for-retiring-the-first-is-i-can-no-longer/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/mario-lemieux-14276_accustomed_i-have-two-main-reasons-for-retiring-the_2611826.jpg)

## Other authors on Accustomed

## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/i-m-only-35-and-i-felt-that-the-time-was-right-to-try-to-come-back/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/we-feel-that-with-sidney-we-have-a-great-opportunity-over-the-next/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/)

> [I think the lottery changed everything for us. Once we got Sidney, it helped us turn this franchise around overnight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/i-think-the-lottery-changed-everything-for-us-once-we-got-sidney-it/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/)

> [I can no longer play at a level I was accustomed to in the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/i-can-no-longer-play-at-a-level-i-was-accustomed-to-in-the-past/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/)

> [For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a professional hockey player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/for-as-long-as-i-can-remember-i-wanted-to-be-a-professional-hockey/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/)

> [I didn't speak English until I came to Pittsburgh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/i-didn-t-speak-english-until-i-came-to-pittsburgh/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/i-don-t-try-to-match-wine-with-food-i-just-drink-what-i-like-and-i/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/)

> [As I've said, in 2007, we're free to go and we'll just have to do what's best for the business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/as-i-ve-said-in-2007-we-re-free-to-go-and-we-ll-just-have-to-do-what/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/of-course-my-family-has-been-a-big-reason-for-me-to-come-back/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/)

> [This is really a new NHL and it's built on speed and young guys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/this-is-really-a-new-nhl-and-it-s-built-on-speed-and-young-guys/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/he-s-only-4-years-old-so-i-don-t-think-he-realized-you-know-that-i/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/)

> [When it comes to hockey, it's been in my blood since I was 3 or 4 years old. I love coaching the kids, especially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/when-it-comes-to-hockey-it-s-been-in-my-blood-since-i-was-3-or-4/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/)

> [When someone screams at me to hurry up, I slow down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/when-someone-screams-at-me-to-hurry-up-i-slow-down/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/i-think-people-in-montreal-smoke-a-lot-and-i-used-to-smoke-when-i-was/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/)

> [If I could play this game at a decent level, I'd come back and play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/if-i-could-play-this-game-at-a-decent-level-i-d-come-back-and-play/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/)

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