Ability Quote by Gale Sayers

“Football is a very short-term proposition. Football really prepares you for nothing. The only thing I got out of football was the ability to work hard, and that's it.” quote by Gale Sayers — Download Open image

“Football is a very short-term proposition. Football really prepares you for nothing. The only thing I got out of football was the ability to work hard, and that's it.”

Gale Sayers

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I had a career that was very short, but it had a lot of thrills.

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