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 SANDERSChristianity affects your whole life. I feel I’m more competitive, a better player, but off the field is where there is always a battle.
More Barry Sanders Quotes
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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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I really love peace and quiet.
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I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.
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The Heisman is the biggest award I’ve ever won.
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Running back was always my favorite position.
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You can look at everything from pre-Heisman to post-Heisman, and I think that’s why it ranks up at the top, because before then, I didn’t even think I was good enough to be a professional ballplayer.
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You know, I’m fairly intelligent, but I don’t think my grades reflected that.
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I quit because I didnt feel like the Detroit Lions had a chance to win. It just killed my enjoyment of the game.
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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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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.
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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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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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I don’t know the right way to retire.
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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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I just felt like I had run out of steam. I just felt like it was my time.
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