Guy Lafleur Quotes

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Guy Lafleur

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 20, 1951

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.

Guy Lafleur

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.

Guy Lafleur

Being drafted by the Montreal Canadiens, that was the greatest moment in my career. And stealing the Stanley Cup in 1978 and bringing it back to my hometown of Thurso.

Guy Lafleur

I was impressed all my life. Because of the Montreal Canadiens' past, it means a lot because it was a team I cherished as a kid. It was my dream playing for the Montreal Canadiens - it was my dad's team.

Guy Lafleur

I really love my family and kid, but first of all, it's my hockey, my career. My family is second, and my fans go third. Sometimes my fans go second, and my family is third. It's turning all the time.

Guy Lafleur

I would like to write my biography sometime. I love to write. I could write for weeks and weeks, maybe say nothing but just for the writing.

Guy Lafleur

The only time I'm relaxing is when I have the puck and controlling the puck. If I don't have it, I'm getting anxious, and I want to have it.

Guy Lafleur

Most of life is sad.

Guy Lafleur

I hate golf.

Guy Lafleur

I was not the best student. Thank God I had a lot of hockey talent.

Guy Lafleur

That's the key to win a lot of games: you have to pull the wagon together, and everybody has to give 100 per cent, and that's how you're going to win games.

Guy Lafleur

I love the game. I want to see creativity. I want to see great goals. I want 'Wow!'

Guy Lafleur

When I was on the ice, I felt like a free man. With flying, it's the same thing. When I'm flying by myself on an afternoon, I feel free.

Guy Lafleur

People say that I must get bothered when someone stops me for an autograph or a photo. I'll get bothered when no one asks me. Being asked means people haven't forgotten the time I played.

Guy Lafleur

I've been playing hockey since I was five years old. It's a part of my life.

Guy Lafleur

My night is over only when there are no more photos to take and nothing left to sign.

Guy Lafleur

I didn't go to the 12th grade... I stopped at 11.

Guy Lafleur

I was lucky enough to have a hockey career in the NHL.

Guy Lafleur

When you win in Montreal, it's the best place in the world to play hockey.

Guy Lafleur

I went out almost every night with the guys on the team between 1975 and 1981. We were winning in those years. It was fun.

Guy Lafleur