Quotes from Barry Sanders

Anyone who has played the game professionally, you're always taught that the ball is the most important, most precious thing, so when the ball hits the ground, it's always a mad scramble. It's amazing how many times there is a fumble, and the person who recovers it initially doesn't walk away with the ball.

You know, I'm fairly intelligent, but I don't think my grades reflected that.

If I could start with anybody, I would initially draft Tom Brady. Then I would go get Ray Lewis, and then maybe an offensive lineman, or somebody like Adrian Peterson.

It's hard to win in the NFL. You have to maintain a very delicate balance putting together the right team to be able to win and have any amount of success.

The reason of football is not to be the best but to be the best team

I really love peace and quiet.

Nothing ever turns out the way people expect it to.

I don't want to get too detailed into it, but when you're a good high school running back, you can almost be whatever type of runner you want to be. If you're a good size and a good athlete, you can be whatever type of runner you want.

Individual goals never meant that much to me. The Heisman is no exception.

I'm from Kansas, so there were a lot of vacant lots and open fields to tackle each other in so we could avoid tackling each other on the street. But running on the street and trying not to get taken down on the concrete, that will make you fast, that's for sure.

As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot. When we were playing in the street, it was more touch football, so we didn't hit each other into cars.

As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot.

The reason of football is not to be the best but to be the best team

I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.

I don't dream football. I dream the American Dream - two cars in a garage, be a happy father.