Walter Payton Quotes

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• I want to be remembered as the guy who gave his all whenever he was on the field.
• If you ask me how I want to be remembered, it is as a winner... A winner is somebody who gave his best effort, who…
• A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I…
• We are stronger together than we are alone.
• Money isnt everything. Do you get married because of money? Do you have kids because of money?
• Tough times go away, tough people do not.
• Running alone is the toughest. You get to the point where you have to keep pushing yourself.
• Children have always brought a tremendous amount of joy to me and I feel that if you can catch them at a young age you…
• All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
• 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 out,…
• I don't have to jump up and smile just because TV wants me to.
• I am happy to say that everyone that I have met in my life, I have gained something from them; be it negative or positive,…
• God's been very good to me. I'm truly blessed.
• When you speak of role models, when we talk to our kids, everybody is a role model, everyone, just as you look at a Michael…
• If I'm going to get hit, why let the guy who's going to hit me get the easiest and best shot? I explode into the…
• I want to be remembered like Pete Rose. 'Charlie Hustle.' I want people to say, 'Wherever he was, he was always giving it his all.
• I wanted to be a professional drummer.
• There were high school coaches such as Charles Boston that took me under his wing and taught me the fundamentals of football. And when I…
• You look at a Pete Rose to be the terrific athlete he is and then he falls on hard times, but when he played the…
• Most important thought, if you love someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.

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