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As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot. When we were playing in the street, it was more touch football, so we didn't hit each other into cars.

~Barry Sanders

Topics: Car Each Football Hit Kid Lot More Other Played Playing Share Street Touch Vacant Were

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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.

~Barry Sanders

Topics: Avoid Concrete Could Down Each Fast Fields Get Kansas Lot Lots Make Open Other Running Street Sure Tackle Tackling Taken Trying Vacant Were Will You

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You can look at everything from pre-Heisman to post-Heisman, and I think that's why it ranks up at the top, because before then, I didn't even think I was good enough to be a professional ballplayer.

~Barry Sanders

Topics: Ballplayer Because Before Enough Even Everything Good Look Professional Ranks Then Think Top Up Why You I Think

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The Heisman is the biggest award I've ever won.

~Barry Sanders

Topics: Award Biggest Ever Won

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Running back was always my favorite position.

~Barry Sanders

Topics: Always Back Favorite Position Running

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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.

~Barry Sanders

Topics: Christian Conviction Discipline Example Happy Her Herself Huge Huge Influence Influence Living Me Mother Other People Rather See She Should Than Would

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I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do in school, but I definitely didn't have adequate time to reach my full potential as a student.

~Barry Sanders

Topics: Adequate Definitely Exactly Exactly What Full Full Potential Know Potential Reach School Student Time Wanted

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Individual goals never meant that much to me. The Heisman is no exception.

~Barry Sanders

Topics: Exception Goals Individual Me Meant Much Never No Exception

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Life doesn't stop with football.

~Barry Sanders

Topics: Football Life Stop

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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.

~Barry Sanders

Topics: Always Anyone Anyone Else Away Better Else Pedestal Stayed Supposed Than

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: July 16th, 1968

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