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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.

Barry Sanders

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’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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Pedestal Stay Supposed
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
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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Athlete Detail Runner Running School
The reason of football is not to be the best but to be the best team
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Best Football Reason Team
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
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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Lineman Offensive Rays Somebody
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
I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.
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Coaches Lion Organization Teammates Wish
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.
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Games Play Sports
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.
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Cities Country Football
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
Life doesn’t stop with football.
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Football Game Goal Stop
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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Couple Exception Game Years
You know, I’m fairly intelligent, but I don’t think my grades reflected that.
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Grades Intelligent Reflect Thinking
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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Feelings Last Sports

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