Barry Sanders Quotes

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• 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. 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

  Thinking, People, Mouths

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• The reason of football is not to be the best but to be the best team

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  Football, Team, Nfl

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• Maybe a good rule in life is never become too important to do your own laundry.

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  Football, Nfl, Important

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• 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.

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  Football, Dream, Jobs

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• See God gave us the talent, but the devil make us famous.

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  Devil, Talent

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• One of the flabby lines you hear sometimes is, 'Speak truth to power'. Power knows the truth. It's speaking the truth to yourself that's the challenge.

  Barry Sanders

  Challenges, Lines, Sometimes

  "Oregon Book Award Finalist Barry Sanders: The Purposeful Rambler". www.oregonlive.com. April 16, 2011.

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• Let's just win it and go home.

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  Home, Winning, Nfl

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• A lot of times I did lose yards on a run, but it wasn't for lack of trying.

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  Running, Nfl, Trying

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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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  Pedestal, Supposed To Be

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• Nothing ever turns out the way people expect it to.

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  People, Way, Turns

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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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  Christian, Mother, Discipline

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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.

  Barry Sanders

  Heart, Games, Decision

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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.

  Barry Sanders

  Strong, Boys, World

  "Oregon Book Award Finalist Barry Sanders: the Purposeful Rambler". www.oregonlive.com. April 16, 2011.

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• 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, Rushing, People

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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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  Couple, Years, Nfl

  "Barry Sanders talks 'NCAA 13' cover". Interview with Jon Robinson, www.espn.com. April 17, 2012.

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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.

  Barry Sanders

  Sports, Winning, Games

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• I don't dream football. I dream the American Dream - two cars in a garage, be a happy father.

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  Football, Dream, Father

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• Life doesn't stop with football.

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  Football

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• 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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  Running, Taken, Kansas

  "Barry Sanders: "Mr. 99"". Interview with Jon Robinson, www.espn.com. July 31, 2009.

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• You know, I'm fairly intelligent, but I don't think my grades reflected that.

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  Intelligent, Thinking, Grades

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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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  Team, Winning, Nfl

  "Sanders Breaks Silence in Autobiography". Interview with Larry Weisman, usatoday30.usatoday.com. December 08, 2003.

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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.

  Barry Sanders

  Sports, Games, Play

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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.

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  Christian, Player, Battle

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• 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.

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  People, Guy, Style

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• I want to thank all of the fans and media who made playing in the NFL such a wonderful experience. I have had the pleasure of meeting many of them.

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  Football, Media, Nfl

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