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 SandersI sat behind Thurman Thomas for my first couple of years, then my first year starting I won the Heisman. After I won the Heisman, thatโs when things changed as far as going to the NFL.
Barry SandersI'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