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 SANDERSYou know, I’m fairly intelligent, but I don’t think my grades reflected that.
More Barry Sanders Quotes
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Running back was always my favorite position.
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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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Nothing ever turns out the way people expect it to.
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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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You know, I’m fairly intelligent, but I don’t think my grades reflected that.
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The Heisman is the biggest award I’ve ever won.
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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’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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Life doesn’t stop with football.
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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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I really love peace and quiet.
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See God gave us the talent, but the devil make us famous.
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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.
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Maybe a good rule in life is never become too important to do your own laundry.
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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.
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