Synopsis
In an NHL career that spans less than ten years, Mario Lemieux has just about done it all. His outstanding athletic achievements, his inspirational battles against not one but two career-threatening health traumas and his intense rivalry with Wayne Gretzky are all revealed in this engrossing biography which balances the myth and the man. Mario is the behind-the-scenes story of a player Hockey Poll 1994 voted the greatest in the league, a solitary genius the likes of which are rarely encounter.
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From the Back Cover
"Like the superstar it portrays, Mario is a cut above the competition... If you're looking for a good and revealing read, Mario will provide it." --Victoria Times-Colonist
"Mario Lemieux transcends hockey. His story is an amazing combination of human drama and athletic excellence." --Hamilton Spectator
"A quality biography... A complete and conscientious portrait of Lemieux... A book outstanding of its remarkable journalistic objectivity." --Le Droit
From the Inside Flap
In an NHL career that spans less than ten years, Mario Lemieux has just about done it all. His outstanding athletic achievements, his inspirational battles against not one but two career-threatening health traumas and his intense rivalry with Wayne Gretzky are all revealed in this engrossing biography which balances the myth and the man. Mario is the behind-the-scenes story of a player Hockey Poll 1994 voted the greatest in the league, a solitary genius the likes of which are rarely encounter.
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