--- title: "16 Barry Sanders Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 16 Barry Sanders quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Barry Sanders sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/lesean-mccoy-5261_anything_i-m-nowhere-near-barry-sanders-but-that_3177087.jpg" --- > [I'm nowhere near Barry Sanders. But that doesn't take anything away from my game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesean-mccoy/i-m-nowhere-near-barry-sanders-but-that-doesn-t-take-anything-away/) [LeSean McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesean-mccoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/lesean-mccoy-5261_anything_i-m-nowhere-near-barry-sanders-but-that_3177087.jpg) > [Coming up, I thought Barry Sanders was the best running back ever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-gore/coming-up-i-thought-barry-sanders-was-the-best-running-back-ever/) [Frank Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eca/frank-gore-7535_back_coming-up-i-thought-barry-sanders-was-th_3213508.jpg) > [Running backs like Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders, you were lucky to get a piece of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/running-backs-like-emmitt-smith-and-barry-sanders-you-were-lucky-to/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/965/howie-long-5163_football_running-backs-like-emmitt-smith-and-barr_1518887.png) > [My football idol growing up, I was named after Walter Payton, but my idols at RB were Barry Sanders and Emmitt Smith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peyton-hillis/my-football-idol-growing-up-i-was-named-after-walter-payton-but-my/) [Peyton Hillis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peyton-hillis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eee/peyton-hillis-7764_football_my-football-idol-growing-up-i-was-named_3119818.jpg) > [I always idolized guys like Deion Sanders, Barry Sanders, Steve Young and the entire 49ers team, really. I was a huge 49ers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-bush/i-always-idolized-guys-like-deion-sanders-barry-sanders-steve-young/) [Reggie Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb6/reggie-bush-25492_always_i-always-idolized-guys-like-deion-sander_2156734.png) > [Do I want a shot at the belt? Yes, of course I do. Put it this way: I am Barry Sanders on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-nelson/do-i-want-a-shot-at-the-belt-yes-of-course-i-do-put-it-this-way-i-am/) [Roy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f2/roy-nelson-5097_fighting_do-i-want-a-shot-at-the-belt-yes-of-cour_189676.jpg) > [I don't want to play forever. I want to give everything I can now and then walk away knowing I gave everything.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-watt/i-don-t-want-to-play-forever-i-want-to-give-everything-i-can-now-and/) [J. J. Watt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-watt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e0/j-j-watt-4389_everything_i-don-t-want-to-play-forever-i-want-to-g_2050934.jpg) > [My parents were not big sports fans, but my mother loved Barry Sanders, but she wasn't a huge fan. Now she likes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keegan-michael-key/my-parents-were-not-big-sports-fans-but-my-mother-loved-barry-sanders/) [Keegan-Michael Key](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keegan-michael-key/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02d/keegan-michael-key-9705_amazing_my-parents-were-not-big-sports-fans-but_1038185.jpg) > [Barry Sanders, by far. Not only one of my favorite Lions, but one of my favorite NFL athletes. It's all about highlights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-burleson/barry-sanders-by-far-not-only-one-of-my-favorite-lions-but-one-of-my/) [Nate Burleson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-burleson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cf/nate-burleson-38280_athlete_barry-sanders-by-far-not-only-one-of-my_829409.jpg) > [If you understand our salary cap, you have to be logical. If Barry Sanders , for instance, came out of retirement, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/if-you-understand-our-salary-cap-you-have-to-be-logical-if-barry/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b3/jon-gruden-3924_caps_if-you-understand-our-salary-cap-you-hav_1542526.jpg) > [To be able to be mentioned with guys like Emmitt, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Curtis Martin and my man LaDainian Tomlinson, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-gore/to-be-able-to-be-mentioned-with-guys-like-emmitt-walter-payton-barry/) [Frank Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/661/frank-gore-7535_barry_to-be-able-to-be-mentioned-with-guys-lik_2090882.jpg) > [I remember watching Barry Sanders highlights as a kid, and the Lions always being a fun team. I, personally, really never had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ndamukong-suh/i-remember-watching-barry-sanders-highlights-as-a-kid-and-the-lions/) [Ndamukong Suh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ndamukong-suh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de4/ndamukong-suh-18130_after_i-remember-watching-barry-sanders-highli_511251.jpg) > [Nobody I ever broke bread with - and I see players all the time - talked about using their head running the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-brown/nobody-i-ever-broke-bread-with-and-i-see-players-all-the-time-talked/) [Jim Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b40/jim-brown-2991_bread_nobody-i-ever-broke-bread-with-and-i-see_117532.png) > [I could never understand why they did that to Barry Sanders in Detroit. I know that's one of the reasons why he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-brown/i-could-never-understand-why-they-did-that-to-barry-sanders-in/) [Jim Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7b/jim-brown-2991_could_i-could-never-understand-why-they-did-th_835255.jpg) > [I think every coach has to adapt to what they have, because they're what you get. You can't just go out to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-millen/i-think-every-coach-has-to-adapt-to-what-they-have-because-they-re/) [Matt Millen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-millen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24f/matt-millen-45098_adaptability_i-think-every-coach-has-to-adapt-to-what_958019.jpg) > [I'm a big fan of Barry Sanders and I respect him a lot. He's a guy that a lot of people talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesean-mccoy/i-m-a-big-fan-of-barry-sanders-and-i-respect-him-a-lot-he-s-a-guy/) [LeSean McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesean-mccoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/425/lesean-mccoy-5261_big-fan_i-m-a-big-fan-of-barry-sanders-and-i-res_2442897.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/barry-sanders/#itemlist", "name": "Barry Sanders Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm nowhere near Barry Sanders. 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Sanders is like the NFL version of an And1 mix tape.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nate Burleson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-burleson/barry-sanders-by-far-not-only-one-of-my-favorite-lions-but-one-of-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cf/nate-burleson-38280_athlete_barry-sanders-by-far-not-only-one-of-my_829409.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cf/nate-burleson-38280_athlete_barry-sanders-by-far-not-only-one-of-my_829409.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cf/nate-burleson-38280_athlete_barry-sanders-by-far-not-only-one-of-my_829409.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Barry Sanders, by far. Not only one of my favorite Lions, but one of my favorite NFL athletes. 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