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I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.

Barry Sanders

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 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
To me, he has his own style. He doesnt remind me any more of myself than I did (other tailbacks). I did things to remind people of Tony Dorsett, but it was a different style. Hes a guy who can catch balls like Marshall Faulk or somebody like that.
BARRY SANDERS

Guy Myself People Remind Style
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Cities Country Football
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Games Play Sports
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
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
As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot.
BARRY SANDERS

Football Kids Vacant
A lot of times I did lose yards on a run, but it wasn’t for lack of trying.
BARRY SANDERS

Lack Lose Running Trying Yard
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
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
The Heisman is the biggest award I’ve ever won.
BARRY SANDERS

Awards Biggest Won
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Field Kansas Lot Running Street Taken
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.
BARRY SANDERS

Adequate Full Potential School
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 don’t know the right way to retire.
BARRY SANDERS

Retiring Right Way

I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.

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