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 SANDERSAnd 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.
More Barry Sanders Quotes
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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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Maybe a good rule in life is never become too important to do your own laundry.
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See God gave us the talent, but the devil make us famous.
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The Heisman is the biggest award I’ve ever won.
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Nothing ever turns out the way people expect it to.
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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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Let’s just win it and go home.
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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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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.
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Individual goals never meant that much to me. The Heisman is no exception.
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You know, I’m fairly intelligent, but I don’t think my grades reflected that.
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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.
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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.
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I just felt like I had run out of steam. I just felt like it was my time.
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