More from Barry Sanders
I don’t know the right way to retire.
Barry SandersBarry Sanders Maybe a good rule in life is never become too important to do your own laundry.
Barry SandersBarry Sanders I don’t dream football. I dream the American Dream – two cars in a garage, be a happy father.
Barry SandersBarry Sanders The Heisman is the biggest award I’ve ever won.
Barry SandersBarry Sanders Nothing ever turns out the way people expect it to.
Barry SandersBarry Sanders I quit because I didnt feel like the Detroit Lions had a chance to win. It just killed my enjoyment of the game.
Barry SandersBarry Sanders I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.
Barry SandersBarry Sanders 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.
Barry SandersBarry Sanders 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.
Barry SandersBarry Sanders I really love peace and quiet.
Barry SandersBarry Sanders I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do in school, but I definitely didn’t have adequate time to reach my full potential as a student.
Barry SandersBarry Sanders 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.
Barry SandersBarry Sanders 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 SandersBarry Sanders 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.
Barry SandersBarry Sanders I’m not better than anyone else. I’m not supposed to be on a pedestal. I’ve always stayed away from that.
Barry SandersBarry Sanders 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 SandersBarry Sanders
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Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Shadows follow me the way a vulture stalks death. One small step ahead.
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Heba NazarHeba Nazar To love something, someone. You don’t need to own them.
Sonika MSonika M When you miss someone, you realize their worth and your faith.
Aradhna S BirenAradhna S Biren The bed was the canvas, we were the art.
Jonny OxJonny Ox Every little part of your soul was made to shine.
Ashley PrzywolskiAshley Przywolski When in truth, it is the transparency that kills you. The pain of seeing through to something you can never quite touch.
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Stock-picking is like gambling: those who win well, seldom bet, but when they do, they bet heavily.
Charlie MungerCharlie Munger You don’t have to knock anyone off their game to win yours. It doesn’t build you up to tear others down.
Mandy HaleMandy Hale The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller I would love to be remembered as a person who used her life to inspire others in any way, shape or form.
Viola DavisViola Davis There’s no sense in going to a tournament if you don’t believe that you can win it. And that is the belief I have always had. And that is not going to change.
Tiger WoodsTiger Woods To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
AristophanesAristophanes Sometimes we win, sometimes we learn.
Robert KiyosakiRobert Kiyosaki I wanted to be the first to win three Oscars, but Miss Hepburn has done it. Actually it hasn’t been done. Miss Hepburn only won half an Oscar. If they’d given me half an Oscar I would have thrown it back in their faces. You see, I’m an Aries. I never lose.
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