I learned more of how to appreciate what I had then - my family, my kids, the talent that God gives you - because He can take it away at any time. He took it away from Brian through death. He took it away from me through my knees. Gale Sayers More Quotes by Gale Sayers More Quotes From Gale Sayers The Lord is first, my friends are second, and I am third. Gale Sayers thirdslordfirsts We must stop the trend of closing schools and building prisons. Gale Sayers nfltrendsschool I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it. Gale Sayers determinationfootballsports Football is a very short-term proposition. Football really prepares you for nothing. The only thing I got out of football was the ability to work hard, and that's it. Gale Sayers abilityhard-workfootball Our young people look up to us. Let us not let them down. Our young people need us. Saving them will make heroes of us all. Gale Sayers nflheropeople Athletes as role models and heroes is a hoax, a sick hoax. The men and women who are fighting in Iraq, they are the true heroes. Gale Sayers fightingathletehero I don't care to be remembered as the man who scored six touchdowns in a game. I want to be remembered as a winner in life. Gale Sayers caregamesmen There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted. Gale Sayers pages-turningmoving-upnfl When you step onto that field, you cannot concede a thing. Gale Sayers nflfieldssports We have about 4 million people who have voted for who they want to see in the Hall of Fame. There are some people they put down that are pretty good players. You have Ray Guy, Jim Plunkett, Lester Hayes and Donnie Shell. Gale Sayers guyplayerpeople I had a career that was very short, but it had a lot of thrills. Gale Sayers careers I have no idea what I did. I heard people talk about dead leg, shake, change of pace and all that, but I did things without thinking about them. Gale Sayers leadershipsportsthinking People think I played 10 years. I played 68 ball games. Gale Sayers gamesyearsthinking Jay Cutler, he's a fine quarterback, but I think at times he gets a little nicked up. Gale Sayers finelittlesthinking Halas didn't believe in starting rookies. Gale Sayers startingbelieve What happens also is that a lot of those people and reporters who vote for Hall of Famers, some of the people who were around when Ray Guy was around, are deceased. And some of the reporters don't remember Ray Guy. He should have been in the Hall of Fame 15 years ago. Gale Sayers votefamerememberpeople There are some people that probably should be in the Hall of Fame, but they're not for some reason. Gale Sayers some-peoplereasonfamepeople I was playing in the league when Ray Guy was playing in the league. He was the best kicker I've ever seen. He could bullet that ball 70 yards. Gale Sayers playingballbestguy People think I played 10 years. I only played 68 games. Gale Sayers onlythinkgamespeople You must prepare to quit, and they should start doing that from day one because the average life of a pro-football player is only three and a half years. It's not five. It's not seven. It's not 10. Gale Sayers daystartyoulife
