The exact dialogue that is uttered by the Pilot Leader is, "I met your father once when I was just a boy. He was a great pilot. You'll do alright. If you've got half of your fathers skill, you'll do better then alright."

If you watch ANH-SE, that whole line about Lukes father is deleted, and will never be uttered again even if Lucas released the OT deleted scenes. Because in the context of 1977, the Pilot Leader is talking about Lukes father, the jedi who was killed by Darth Vader.

But new fans are not suppose to know that.......