Mario.
by fiona
2007-08-22 00:59:33 PDT
Watching Mario Lemieux on Biography. Staggering. I mean, he flies into Philadelphia hours after undergoing his final radiation treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma and notches a goal and an assist, because, you know, fuck you. Then, after missing two months of the season and trailing Pat LaFontaine by 12 points in the race for the scoring title, he gets 160 points in 60 games to beat LaFontaine by 12 points. Yeah. I'm pretty sure Mario Lemieux is Batman.
Among all hockey players, Mario somehow, to me, best symbolizes the wonderful accident of talent. Gretzky is cerebral, Orr the explosive heart, Yzerman pure guts. But Lemieux is the spirit, serene, sure enough of the guiding force to be playful. I envy that; not so much the hockey talent, but that sense of instinct, or at least the appearance of it. The grace of it, like having a constant true compass in your chest.
Poor Pat LaFontaine, though, eh? "Man, I have got it nailed down this year! I...
...Oh."
cLAY
Lemieux means "teh honey" in French.
22 August 2007 - 09:54:05 (PST)