--- title: "Best Mario Lemieux Quotes" description: "Mario Lemieux is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played parts of 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-mario-lemieux-63941.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-mario-lemieux-63941.jpg) # Mario Lemieux (1965) Ice Hockey Player **47** quotes in **258** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Mario Lemieux is an ice hockey player, best known for *Livre de Poliakov*. ## Quick Facts About Mario Lemieux Born October 5, 1965 Profession Ice Hockey Player Notable works Livre de Poliakov ## About Mario Lemieux Mario Lemieux is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played parts of 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins between 1984 and 2005, and he assumed ownership of the franchise in 1999. Nicknamed "the Magnificent One" and "Super Mario", Lemieux is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time for his combination of size, strength, athleticism, and creativity. ## Quotes by Mario Lemieux · Page 2 > [All I can say to the young players is, enjoy every moment of it. Just enjoy every moment of it. Your career…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/all-i-can-say-to-the-young-players-is-enjoy-every-moment-of-it-just/) [Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/) [Careers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/careers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b1/mario-lemieux-14276_careers_all-i-can-say-to-the-young-players-is-en_1842061.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/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/045/mario-lemieux-14276_able_i-ve-gone-through-back-surgery-a-couple_2284293.jpg) > [We feel that, with Sidney, we have a great opportunity over the next few years to put a great team on the…](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/) [Along](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/along/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4a/mario-lemieux-14276_along_we-feel-that-with-sidney-we-have-a-great_47566.jpg) > [The first few games that we played against some of the teams, the young guys, you know, want a stick sign or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/the-first-few-games-that-we-played-against-some-of-the-teams-the/) [Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/) [Games](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/games/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24b/mario-lemieux-14276_games_the-first-few-games-that-we-played-again_1776949.jpg) > [My son, he is the reason I got involved. It's been a joy to be around him and teach him the stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/my-son-he-is-the-reason-i-got-involved-it-s-been-a-joy-to-be-around/) [Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/) [Careers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/careers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39e/mario-lemieux-14276_careers_my-son-he-is-the-reason-i-got-involved-i_1682038.jpg) > [I think that with a lot of hard work and dedication, I feel that I could be the best in the world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/i-think-that-with-a-lot-of-hard-work-and-dedication-i-feel-that-i/) [Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/) [Achieve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achieve/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a6/mario-lemieux-14276_achieve_i-think-that-with-a-lot-of-hard-work-and_1374882.jpg) > [Everybody I talked to - from my friends to my family and some of the players - really gave me a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/everybody-i-talked-to-from-my-friends-to-my-family-and-some-of-the/) [Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/) [Family](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98c/mario-lemieux-14276_family_everybody-i-talked-to-from-my-friends-to_1566324.jpg) ## Mario Lemieux by topic [Hockey (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hockey/mario-lemieux/) [Play (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play/mario-lemieux/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/#itemlist", "name": "Mario Lemieux Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All I can say to the young players is, enjoy every moment of it. 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