Mario Lemieux Quotes

Just try to get the puck and make plays, not so much worry about scoring or getting an assist or points, just try to get it and make plays. That should take care of itself.

In football, it's the ultimate team sport. You have to have good people around you as a quarterback for things to happen.

I just love playing with point guards with high Iqs.

I was a forward, a center my whole life.

If I have the ball in my hands, I'll make a play. If don't, I'll try to get in position to make a play. I think that's what it comes down to.

Football is the total team game.

I like the uniqueness and creativity you can have on a basketball court; there's always a different way to score. Obviously, you have teammates, so it's easier to draw up plays, and tennis, you have your patterns and where you should hit based on percentage.

I have to open the game from my position. It's really important to play with the ball.

It's just part of me, playing the puck.

Football's not just about scoring goals - it's about winning.

I learned how to pass when I was real young. That's one thing I always knew how to do was find the open man.

My job is just to make the right play, read the defense, shoot if it's there, and make plays for my team.

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

A good football team plays offense and defense. You have to be aggressive and disrupt.

People have always thought of me as a passer of the ball, but you can't just be that these days.

You wouldn't do something for a receiver to catch the ball if the quarterback couldn't throw it.

You have to take care of the ball to win football games.

I've got a defensive responsibility as well as trying to get goals and assists. I'm trying to do that.

When you defend and rebound and you trust the pass on the offensive end, you're going to have the ability to win a lot of games.

As kids we'd be forever shooting at dad and I started as a striker, but I eventually became a pivote, the position I like most and best suits my characteristics.

I can play wing.

Football is a simple game. It is not difficult to play football: just pass the ball around.

In football you have to look forward.

I just like to play, to pass the ball and dribble.

You can't just score more points than last year without playing defense.