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.
BARRY SANDERSChristianity affects your whole life. I feel I’m more competitive, a better player, but off the field is where there is always a battle.
More Barry Sanders Quotes
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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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The reason of football is not to be the best but to be the best team
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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.
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Life doesn’t stop with football.
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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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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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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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Maybe a good rule in life is never become too important to do your own laundry.
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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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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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According to the United Nations’ latest count, of the approximately 3,000 languages spoken in the world today, only some 78 have a literature. Of those 78, a scant five or six enjoy a truly international audience.
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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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Nothing ever turns out the way people expect it to.
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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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See God gave us the talent, but the devil make us famous.
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