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19 quotes by Walter Payton

Career information High school: Columbia (MS) College: Jackson State NFL Draft: 1975 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 Debuted in 1975 for the Chicago Bears Last played in 1987 for the Chicago Bears Career history Chicago Bears (1975–1987) Career highlights and awards Super Bowl champion (XX) NFC champion (1985) 1976 NFL MVP (SN) 1977 NFL MVP (AP, PFWA, NEA, SN) 1985 NFL MVP (NEA, MX) 1977 NFL/NFC Offensive Player of the Year (AP, PW, SN, UPI) 1985 NFL/NFC...
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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, it has enforced and... →

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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 get there and... →

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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 okay to lose, to die... →

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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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All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.

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Remember, tomorrow is promised to no one.

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God's been very good to me. I'm truly blessed.

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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 Jordan to be the terrific... →

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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.'

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I developed my training routine going into my senior year at Jackson State. I found this sandbank by the Pearl River near my hometown, Columbia... →

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Running alone is the toughest. You get to the point where you have to keep pushing yourself.

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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 game, I got something from the way... →

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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 went to... →

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