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As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot.

Barry Sanders

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
Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream.
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Mouth People Scared Thinking Tried
Let’s just win it and go home.
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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.
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Pedestal Stay Supposed
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.
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Field Kansas Lot Running Street Taken
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 wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.
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Coaches Lion Organization Teammates Wish
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
Maybe a good rule in life is never become too important to do your own laundry.
BARRY SANDERS

Football Good Important Laundry Rule
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
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
I really love peace and quiet.
BARRY SANDERS

Love Peace Quiet Really
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
You know, I’m fairly intelligent, but I don’t think my grades reflected that.
BARRY SANDERS

Grades Intelligent Reflect Thinking
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

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