I ran back punt returns and kickoff returns, and I played a pretty good game. Gale Sayers More Quotes by Gale Sayers More Quotes From Gale Sayers You have to prepare to quit, and this is what I did. I prepared to quit, so on the day that came when I had to walk away from the game, I walked away and didn't look back. Gale Sayers walkdaygameyou When I had my injury, I had gotten hit, and it hurt like hell. Gale Sayers likeinjuryhellhurt You need somebody just to say, 'Hey, I'm here for you. Do you need anything?' If you can get somebody like that, you can make it, no question about it. You can make it. Gale Sayers sayneedlikeyou We had no preconceived ideas. We were on this football team to go out and win ballgames and try to win a championship, that's all. To Brian and me, it was no big deal. Gale Sayers winmeteamfootball I learned through his death that, hey, life is short. You think you're going to live to be 75 years of age, and Brian proved that you're not going to live that long. Gale Sayers youagelifedeath 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 mefamilygoddeath I know with my knee injury, I didn't have the type of medical technology we have today. If I could've had what we had now, I probably could've been back out in three months. I didn't have that. Gale Sayers knowmedicaltechnologytoday My knee was torn up. I tore every ligament in my knee. It was a very, very bad injury. I had to do what the doctors told me to do, and I did that. The next year, I came back and led the league in rushing. Gale Sayers yearbadbackme This is not a football film. It's about two individuals - two good friends telling their story. Gale Sayers good-friendsgoodfriendsfootball Remember that. I ran from the line of scrimmage. Gale Sayers lineranremember
