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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

Let’s just win it and go home.
BARRY SANDERS

Come Home Win Winning
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
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
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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Mouth People Scared Thinking Tried
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.
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Afraid After Ground Mouth Once Other Time
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
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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Lion Player Regret Sports
See God gave us the talent, but the devil make us famous.
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Devil God Make Talent
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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Challenges Lines Sometimes
Life doesn’t stop with football.
BARRY SANDERS

Football Game Goal Stop
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
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
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 just felt like I had run out of steam. I just felt like it was my time.
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Running Steam Time
Running back was always my favorite position.
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Favorite Position Running
It’s hard to win in the NFL. You have to maintain a very delicate balance putting together the right team to be able to win and have any amount of success.
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Amount Put Team Together Winning

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