In all the time that people have known me, has anyone ever heard me talk about the importance of rushing records or finishing with the most touchdowns? So if that’s never been important to me, then why would that be a motivation to keep playing?
BARRY SANDERSToo often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream.
More Barry Sanders Quotes
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I don’t dream football. I dream the American Dream – two cars in a garage, be a happy father.
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Nothing ever turns out the way people expect it to.
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As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot. When we were playing in the street, it was more touch football, so we didn’t hit each other into cars.
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Let’s just win it and go home.
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Life doesn’t stop with football.
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I don’t want to get too detailed into it, but when you’re a good high school running back, you can almost be whatever type of runner you want to be. If you’re a good size and a good athlete, you can be whatever type of runner you want.
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It’s hard to win in the NFL. You have to maintain a very delicate balance putting together the right team to be able to win and have any amount of success.
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I don’t know the right way to retire.
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I’m not better than anyone else. I’m not supposed to be on a pedestal. I’ve always stayed away from that.
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Christianity affects your whole life. I feel I’m more competitive, a better player, but off the field is where there is always a battle.
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You can look at everything from pre-Heisman to post-Heisman, and I think that’s why it ranks up at the top, because before then, I didn’t even think I was good enough to be a professional ballplayer.
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I just felt like I had run out of steam. I just felt like it was my time.
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I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.
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And we shout with the others, When we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all, we do only go around once. There’s really no time to be afraid. JUST DO IT.
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The reason of football is not to be the best but to be the best team
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