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21 quotes by Guy Lafleur

Guy Damien "The Flower" / "Le Démon Blond" Lafleur, OC, CQ (born September 20, 1951 ) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who was the first player in the National Hockey League (NHL) to score 50 goals and 100 points in six straight seasons. Between 1971 and 1991, he played for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Quebec Nordiques in an NHL career spanning 17 seasons and five Stanley Cup championships.
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When trouble comes, it's your family that supports you.

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The day you hear someone call me captain will be the day I buy a boat.

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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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Play every game as if it is your last one.

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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... →

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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... →

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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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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... →

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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... →

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You do not play hockey for good seasons. You play to win the Stanley Cup. It has to be the objective.

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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... →

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After 13 years, I couldn't accept to be number two.

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It was my dream playing for the Montreal Canadiens - it was my dad's team.

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