God, my parents, my wife. I don't have a lot of friends, because I'm always moving around. I don't drink, so I don't hang out in bars. But they've been very big in my life. Because they have helped to encourage me. Herschel Walker More Quotes by Herschel Walker More Quotes From Herschel Walker Strive to be the very best you can be. Run the race against yourself and not the guy in the other lane. The reason I say that is, as long as you give it 110% you are going to succeed. But as long as you're trying to beat the guy over there, you are worried about him; you're not worrying about how you've got to perform. Herschel Walker race running long Without a doubt in my mind, I should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. You look at my stats without my USFL stats, and I don't know how you can argue with that. Look at my combined yards. I'm not one to make excuses, so I'll play by their rules and not even count the USFL stats. Herschel Walker mind play football I never get tired of running. The ball ain't that heavy. Herschel Walker balls tired running If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat. Herschel Walker motivational football sports If you dedicate yourself to something, you can achieve it. It's simple, but it's true, and your age is just an excuse. Herschel Walker simple age commitment When I feel good about myself, things start happening for myself. When you look up, you go up. Herschel Walker being-positive feel-good looks I was a fat little kid with a speech impediment. I used to get beat up, not just picked on. Herschel Walker speech littles kids As a born-again Christian, I believe God actively and directly influences me to action. Herschel Walker christian action believe Success is just being happy. And I try so many different things. I do a lot of different things. Because I think God has helped me to love myself. I know who God is, and I love God. Herschel Walker dont-give-up success being-happy I started ballet in my early 20s. I studied for about ten years. Ballet is probably the one of the hardest things I've done, almost like MMA. People don't give it a lot of credit and think it's easy but it's very difficult. For an athlete, you use muscles you really don't use and ballet is something I really respect. Herschel Walker athlete years thinking I do this 'Walker shake.' You got to get knocked down many times, shake it off. Life is about ups and downs, and you got to keep standing up. Herschel Walker knocked-down shakes life-is SUCCESS is being able to come home, lay your head on the pillow and SLEEP in PEACE. Herschel Walker able home sleep The hardest thing I had to overcome in life? I think racism. That's so difficult because I don't think anyone can ever understand it. It's not that people don't want to understand it, but they don't want to touch it. Herschel Walker racism sports thinking I don't worry about protein. I don't worry about all that. I'm from old school. I grew up in south Georgia. They didn't worry about cholesterol or protein. They went out and worked and lived a long time, so I don't put a lot of worries in my mind. I just get it done. Herschel Walker worry long school Eat what you want to eat, but just be willing to pay the price. If you know you want to eat more cake or more cookies, be willing to work out a lil bit more. I think that's the problem people have is you want to eat bad, but yet you don't want to pay the price to work it off. Herschel Walker pay-the-price cake thinking I see so many people who don't want to try, and I say 'I don't care what I ever do, I never give up at anything anymore.' I don't care what it is, you'll never see me give up. Herschel Walker giving-up motivational people Coming from a small town it was tough to dream big. When I grew up in a small town in Georgia, my biggest dream was one day to be able to go to Atlanta. Herschel Walker atlanta dream sports I don't read a lot of the sports, because I think people sometimes either build it up, or you have this guy that hates sports that is going to write bad about it, so I figure I'm not going to read it. Because I'm not going to let him put an idea into my head. Herschel Walker hate writing sports I wish they would see the real person in me. One day, they will know I'm not here for the show. My mind do shine. My heart is so kind. But that they can not see because all they see is the outside of me. Who I am, what I do is only the reaction I get from you. Herschel Walker who-i-am real heart My God given talent is my ability to stick with training longer than anybody else. Herschel Walker training football sports
