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.
BARRY SANDERSIf I could start with anybody, I would initially draft Tom Brady. Then I would go get Ray Lewis, and then maybe an offensive lineman, or somebody like Adrian Peterson.
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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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If I could start with anybody, I would initially draft Tom Brady. Then I would go get Ray Lewis, and then maybe an offensive lineman, or somebody like Adrian Peterson.
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Let’s just win it and go home.
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Life doesn’t stop with football.
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Running back was always my favorite position.
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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.
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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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See God gave us the talent, but the devil make us famous.
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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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Shortly after the end of last season, I felt that I probably would not return for the 1999-2000 season. I also felt that I should take as much time as possible to sort through my feelings and make sure that my feelings were backed with conviction.
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Maybe a good rule in life is never become too important to do your own laundry.
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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.
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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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The reason of football is not to be the best but to be the best team
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I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.
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