I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.
BARRY SANDERSI don’t know the right way to retire.
More Barry Sanders Quotes
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Running back was always my favorite position.
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I really love peace and quiet.
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It was a wonderful experience to play in the NFL, and I have no regrets. I truly will miss playing for the Lions. I consider the Lions’ players, coaches, staff, management and fans my family. I leave on good terms with everyone in the organization.
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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 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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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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Individual goals never meant that much to me. The Heisman is no exception.
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I don’t know the right way to retire.
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Life doesn’t stop with football.
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I’m a Jewish boy from Jersey. I was born with a strong sense of right and wrong, and a strong sense that the world can be a ludicrous, unfair, inhumane place.
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My mother was a huge influence on me. She was a living example of what a Christian should be. Her conviction, her discipline. She would rather see other people happy than herself.
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One of the flabby lines you hear sometimes is, ‘Speak truth to power’. Power knows the truth. It’s speaking the truth to yourself that’s the challenge.
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Let’s just win it and go home.
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You know, I’m fairly intelligent, but I don’t think my grades reflected that.
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