The reason of football is not to be the best but to be the best team
BARRY SANDERSMaybe a good rule in life is never become too important to do your own laundry.
More Barry Sanders Quotes
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I quit because I didnt feel like the Detroit Lions had a chance to win. It just killed my enjoyment of the game.
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A lot of times I did lose yards on a run, but it wasn’t for lack of trying.
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Too 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.
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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 know, I’m fairly intelligent, but I don’t think my grades reflected that.
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Running back was always my favorite position.
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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 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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I want to thank all of the fans and media who made playing in the NFL such a wonderful experience. I have had the pleasure of meeting many of them.
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I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do in school, but I definitely didn’t have adequate time to reach my full potential as a student.
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My desire to exit the game is greater than my desire to remain in it. I have searched my heart through and through and feel comfortable with this decision.
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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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If I could start with anybody, I would initially draft Tom Brady. Then I would go get Ray Lewis, and then maybe an offensive lineman, or somebody like Adrian Peterson.
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Maybe a good rule in life is never become too important to do your own laundry.
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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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