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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.

Barry Sanders

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

Come Home Win Winning
Life doesn’t stop with football.
BARRY SANDERS

Football Game Goal Stop
I’m not better than anyone else. I’m not supposed to be on a pedestal. I’ve always stayed away from that.
BARRY SANDERS

Pedestal Stay Supposed
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Car Football Kids Play Street Vacant
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Dream Football Jobs
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Lion Player Regret Sports
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Boys Strong World
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Feelings Last Sports
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
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?
BARRY SANDERS

Motivation People Rushing
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Country Language Literature Today United Nation World
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 SANDERS

Challenges Lines Sometimes
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Amount Put Team Together Winning
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 SANDERS

Athlete Detail Runner Running School
As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot.
BARRY SANDERS

Football Kids Vacant
The reason of football is not to be the best but to be the best team
BARRY SANDERS

Best Football Reason Team
I really love peace and quiet.
BARRY SANDERS

Love Peace Quiet Really
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Battle Christian Player
I quit because I didnt feel like the Detroit Lions had a chance to win. It just killed my enjoyment of the game.
BARRY SANDERS

Games Sports Winning
I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.
BARRY SANDERS

Coaches Lion Organization Teammates Wish
The Heisman is the biggest award I’ve ever won.
BARRY SANDERS

Awards Biggest Won
I don’t know the right way to retire.
BARRY SANDERS

Retiring Right Way
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Lineman Offensive Rays Somebody
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

Decision Games Heart
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Afraid After Ground Mouth Once Other Time
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Couple Exception Game Years
I just felt like I had run out of steam. I just felt like it was my time.
BARRY SANDERS

Running Steam Time

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