Life doesn't stop with football. Barry Sanders More Quotes by Barry Sanders More Quotes From Barry 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 Sanders dream jobs football 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 mouths people thinking The reason of football is not to be the best but to be the best team Barry Sanders nfl team football See God gave us the talent, but the devil make us famous. Barry Sanders devil talent Maybe a good rule in life is never become too important to do your own laundry. Barry Sanders nfl important football 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 decision games heart I'm not better than anyone else. I'm not supposed to be on a pedestal. I've always stayed away from that. Barry Sanders pedestal supposed-to-be 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 Sanders discipline christian mother 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 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 lines challenges sometimes 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 rushing motivation people 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 games winning sports I don't dream football. I dream the American Dream - two cars in a garage, be a happy father. Barry Sanders dream football father 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. Barry Sanders kansas taken running 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 Sanders style guy people 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. Barry Sanders nfl team winning I don’t want to get too detailed into it, but when you’re a good high school running back, you can almost be whatever type of runner you want to be. If you’re a good size and a good athlete, you can be whatever type of runner you want. Barry Sanders athlete running school You know, I'm fairly intelligent, but I don't think my grades reflected that. Barry Sanders grades intelligent thinking 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 games play sports I just felt like I had run out of steam. I just felt like it was my time. Barry Sanders steam my-time running
