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Mario Lemieux dazzle opponents at every level of play while he was growing up. The first player chosen in the 1984 National Hockey League draft, Mario became a record-setting center. As he led the Pittsburgh Penguins to two Stanley Cup triumphs, Mario suffered from persistent back pain. Surgery brought him only temporary relief. His struggle with back pain, however, prepared him for the toughest assignment of his life -- beating cancer.