Guy Lafleur Quotes, Sayings, Remarks, Thoughts and Speeches
Guy Lafleur Quotes and Sayings
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A lot of the players are not involved with any NHL team, so to play and travel around with the Oldtimers' it's a kind of gift that the players really appreciate.
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After 13 years, I couldn't accept to be number two.
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Anyway, I've never been captain in 16 years in the NHL. But that didn't stop me being a leader in my own way.
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Go ahead, work hard and never be afraid to try something. Even if you don't make it, at least you can say you tried.
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I realized that my family was more important to me than downtown night life.
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I think it was always there and it was maybe a matter of bringing it out. It was harder than I thought it would be and I had to try harder. I had to regain my confidence, maybe the most important thing. I have learned a lot to relax. I know what I can do now, and I do it.
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I was working on the farm to get in shape, about a mile away from my parents. You know, I did everything as a kid to stay in shape - jogging, work on the farm, driving the tractor. I'll never forget.
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I would compare that to when I first started with the Montreal Canadiens; it was a big family then, where the guys really stuck together and worked like a unit. But when I came back in '88, it was not like that anymore.
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It's nice to go to small places where we had a lot of fans. They followed our career and it's kind of a way to say thank you to them and do it for a good cause.
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It's nice to see the young ones 7, 8, 9 years old. It seems like they know you through their parents.
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- 11
Play every game as if it is your last one.
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- 12
That's why I made a comeback in 1988. I knew there were chances of not making it, but I didn't want to end up at sixty years old and say I should have tried when I was thirty-eight.
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The crowd doesn't give a crap as long as you bring the money in.
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The day you hear someone call me captain will be the day I buy a boat.
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- 15
The players wanted more money, higher salary caps and they didn't have that family relationship we felt with the players. Mentally, the players were more businesslike.
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- 16
Well, it's always nice to know the fans didn't forget what you did when you played in the NHL.
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When trouble comes, it's your family that supports you.
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