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> [Going in, I knew I wasn't one of the top ones, because I didn't even make the pre-season All-American team. That shows you what people thought of me right there, so I knew I had to go to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-allen/going-in-i-knew-i-wasn-t-one-of-the-top-ones-because-i-didn-t-even/)

[Marcus Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-allen/)

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## More by Marcus Allen

> [That's the thing about fear. Death will kill you once, but fear kills you over and over and over, if you let it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-allen/that-s-the-thing-about-fear-death-will-kill-you-once-but-fear-kills/)

[Marcus Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-allen/)

> [To be a winner of that, and to fall in the long line of traditional great backs at USC, to have your name in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-allen/to-be-a-winner-of-that-and-to-fall-in-the-long-line-of-traditional/)

[Marcus Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-allen/)

> [Love yourself, respect yourself. Never sell yourself short. Believe in yourself regardless of what other people think. You can accomplish anything, absolutely anything, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-allen/love-yourself-respect-yourself-never-sell-yourself-short-believe-in/)

[Marcus Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-allen/)

> [I just felt like reflecting on my junior year, when I didn't know what I was doing, I left a lot of stuff out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-allen/i-just-felt-like-reflecting-on-my-junior-year-when-i-didn-t-know-what/)

[Marcus Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-allen/)

> [You know, I think when I reflect on it, I think there's certainly a sense of history. When you have ambitions to play this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-allen/you-know-i-think-when-i-reflect-on-it-i-think-there-s-certainly-a/)

[Marcus Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-allen/)

> [You've got to be extremely careful, because you could be with a great team, and you could be the product of a great team.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-allen/you-ve-got-to-be-extremely-careful-because-you-could-be-with-a-great/)

[Marcus Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-allen/)

> [It really lasted the whole game, because I was really untouchable, unstoppable that game. But it was heightened on one particular play, and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-allen/it-really-lasted-the-whole-game-because-i-was-really-untouchable/)

[Marcus Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-allen/)

> [ There are two types of players: those who know and those who don’t. The smartest ones usually play the longest and \[are\] usually the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-allen/there-are-two-types-of-players-those-who-know-and-those-who-don-t-the/)

[Marcus Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-allen/)

> [It´s time we saw sex as the truly sacred art that it is. A deep meditation, a holy communion and a dance with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-allen/it-s-time-we-saw-sex-as-the-truly-sacred-art-that-it-is-a-deep/)

[Marcus Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-allen/)

> [But Barry, to me, is head and shoulders above everybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-allen/but-barry-to-me-is-head-and-shoulders-above-everybody/)

[Marcus Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-allen/)

> [At USC, if you're running back there, and you do gain you over 1,500 yards, people see you as a candidate, but not one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-allen/at-usc-if-you-re-running-back-there-and-you-do-gain-you-over-1-500/)

[Marcus Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-allen/)

> [It's always hard - if you're not the best player on your team, how can you be the best player in college?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-allen/it-s-always-hard-if-you-re-not-the-best-player-on-your-team-how-can/)

[Marcus Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-allen/)

> [I was saying earlier that it's really strange - you can almost step outside yourself and observe yourself running, and that's what I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-allen/i-was-saying-earlier-that-it-s-really-strange-you-can-almost-step/)

[Marcus Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-allen/)

> [Going in, I knew I wasn't one of the top ones, because I didn't even make the pre-season All-American team. That shows you what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-allen/going-in-i-knew-i-wasn-t-one-of-the-top-ones-because-i-didn-t-even/)

[Marcus Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-allen/)

> [Even as voters, we try to keep up with the guys as much as possible, mainly through television or ESPN.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-allen/even-as-voters-we-try-to-keep-up-with-the-guys-as-much-as-possible/)

[Marcus Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-allen/)

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