I always thought, 'That's just the way you do it.' You work as hard as you can for as long as you can, and the small gains you make will eventually pay off. — Walter Payton Copy Share Image
If you start something, you shouldn't quit; that is what we were taught. If you're going to play, you might as well play to… — Walter Payton Copy Share Image
Running alone is the toughest. You get to the point where you have to keep pushing yourself. — Walter Payton Copy Share Image
During the off-season when you see other people playing in the Super Bowl, you wonder, and you say to yourself, 'Are you ever gonna… — Walter Payton Copy Share Image
No matter what the game was or how much older and stronger the other kids were, we were taught to give it everything we… — Walter Payton Copy Share Image
If you could go back and change things, you might not be the person you are right now. — Walter Payton Copy Share Image
Never die easy. Why run out of bounds and die easy? Make that linebacker pay. It carries into all facets of your life. It's… — Walter Payton Copy Share Image
I try to run on the hottest days, at the hottest time, because that's the most difficult time. And sometimes I worry about drying… — Walter Payton Copy Share Image
There were high school coaches such as Charles Boston that took me under his wing and taught me the fundamentals of football. And when… — Walter Payton Copy Share Image
