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I just felt like I had run out of steam. I just felt like it was my time.

Barry Sanders

I’m not better than anyone else. I’m not supposed to be on a pedestal. I’ve always stayed away from that.
BARRY SANDERS

Pedestal Stay Supposed
See God gave us the talent, but the devil make us famous.
BARRY SANDERS

Devil God Make Talent
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Boys Strong World
Individual goals never meant that much to me. The Heisman is no exception.
BARRY SANDERS

Game Goals Individual
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Battle Christian Player
To me, he has his own style. He doesnt remind me any more of myself than I did (other tailbacks). I did things to remind people of Tony Dorsett, but it was a different style. Hes a guy who can catch balls like Marshall Faulk or somebody like that.
BARRY SANDERS

Guy Myself People Remind Style
It’s probably similar to being in New York City and having a cab driver behind you and you’re driving too slow. It’s not the most pleasant thing.
BARRY SANDERS

Cities Country Football
I sat behind Thurman Thomas for my first couple of years, then my first year starting I won the Heisman. After I won the Heisman, that’s when things changed as far as going to the NFL.
BARRY SANDERS

Couple Exception Game Years
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Afraid After Ground Mouth Once Other Time
Nothing ever turns out the way people expect it to.
BARRY SANDERS

People Turns Way
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Enough Good Looks Thinking
I don’t know the right way to retire.
BARRY SANDERS

Retiring Right Way
I’m from Kansas, so there were a lot of vacant lots and open fields to tackle each other in so we could avoid tackling each other on the street. But running on the street and trying not to get taken down on the concrete, that will make you fast, that’s for sure.
BARRY SANDERS

Field Kansas Lot Running Street Taken
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Christian Discipline Mother
I really love peace and quiet.
BARRY SANDERS

Love Peace Quiet Really
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Adequate Full Potential School

I just felt like I had run out of steam. I just felt like it was my time.

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