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Gale Sayers

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Quotes by Gale Sayers

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Remember that. I ran from the line of scrimmage.
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I ran back punt returns and kickoff returns, and I played a pretty good game.
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This is not a football film. It's about two individuals - two good friends telling their story.
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My knee was torn up. I tore every ligament in my knee. It was a very, very bad injury. I had to do what the doctors told me to do, and I did that. The next year, I came back and led the league in rushing.
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I learned more of how to appreciate what I had then - my family, my kids, the talent that God gives you - because He can take it away at any time. He took it away from Brian through death. He took it away from me through my knees.
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We had no preconceived ideas. We were on this football team to go out and win ballgames and try to win a championship, that's all. To Brian and me, it was no big deal.
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When I had my injury, I had gotten hit, and it hurt like hell.
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People think I played 10 years. I only played 68 games.
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You have to prepare to quit, and this is what I did. I prepared to quit, so on the day that came when I had to walk away from the game, I walked away and didn't look back.
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Halas didn't believe in starting rookies.
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