You know, I’m fairly intelligent, but I don’t think my grades reflected that.
BARRY SANDERSThe game is the ultimate significance to me because it is so important to a lot of people. It has left a mark on our culture to be voted as one of the best to ever play.
More Barry Sanders Quotes
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See God gave us the talent, but the devil make us famous.
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Nothing ever turns out the way people expect it to.
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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?
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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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As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot.
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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.
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I don’t know the right way to retire.
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I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.
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Running back was always my favorite position.
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Happiness does not come from football awards. It’s terrible to correlate happiness with football. Happiness comes from a good job, being able to feed your wife and kids. I don’t dream football, I dream the American dream – two cars in a garage, be a happy father.
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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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Life doesn’t stop with football.
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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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I just felt like I had run out of steam. I just felt like it was my time.
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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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