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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.

Barry Sanders

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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Country Language Literature Today United Nation World
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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Cities Country Football
The reason of football is not to be the best but to be the best team
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Best Football Reason Team
The 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.
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Games Play Sports
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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Adequate Full Potential School
As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot.
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Football Kids Vacant
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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Decision Games Heart
Individual goals never meant that much to me. The Heisman is no exception.
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Game Goals Individual
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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Christian Discipline Mother
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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Motivation People Rushing
I don’t know the right way to retire.
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Retiring Right Way
I just felt like I had run out of steam. I just felt like it was my time.
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Running Steam Time
You know, I’m fairly intelligent, but I don’t think my grades reflected that.
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Grades Intelligent Reflect Thinking
Maybe a good rule in life is never become too important to do your own laundry.
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Football Good Important Laundry Rule
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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Games Sports Winning
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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Field Kansas Lot Running Street Taken

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