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Originally Posted by pens33
Gretzky came into this league and dominated, but he was never touched. Ever.
Mario had to deal with a lot of sh1t because he was so big.
To say he has an ounce of "quit" in him shows that you're ignorant, and an as*hole.
"Back problems first emerged in the late 1980s. Lemieux had a herniated disk removed in 1990, underwent further back surgery in 1993 and suffered from a rare bone infection. Also in 1993 he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease. Returning to the Penguins on the day he completed radiation treatment, Lemieux won the NHL scoring title despite missing two months of the season. Chronic injuries persisted for the rest of his career. An irregular heartbeat, diagnosed in 2005, led to his final retirement."
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BULLPOOP...Mario constantly threatened to retire numerous times because of "the hooking and holding"...
the last resort of an ignorant debate....name calling..
"By the 1990s, obstructionism had surpassed intimidation as the most effective way for mediocre teams and players to compete in a league diluted by expansion. Minor hockey followed the NHL's lead in stressing defensive strategies. Children eight years old were taught the neutral-zone trap and left-side lock. Tactics became more important than creativity and learning skills.
In the NHL, teams became so proficient at neutralizing skilled players that the league's top star,
Mario Lemieux, finally quit.
"All the interference, the holding, the hooking -- it doesn't allow the good players to flourish," he told reporters in Toronto a few months ago.
"It's the main reason I didn't return."
a direct qoute from Mario himself from the book called a "game in crisis". Written in 1998 by William Houston.
posting opinions as facts is ignorant...you sir are the a**hole and owe me an apology...