Walter Payton

“God has blessed me with a lot of ability. I've been blessed with a good family. I've been blessed with a lot of things. So I'm just trying to share.”

“A lot of people are going to be looking at me, and I’m just trying to be myself.”

“When you're good at something, you'll tell everyone. When you're great at something, they'll tell you.”

“If you are going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price.”

“Remember, tomorrow is promised to no one.”

“Running is a part of my life, and it’s a part of what I do. It’s like breathing. It’s like when I get up in the morning, I have to brush my teeth. I have to do it.”

“If I'm going to get hit, why let the guy who's going to hit me get the full shot? I clench my teeth, I squint my eyes, I ridiculously tighten my stomach muscles to the point where I am prepared to get hit by a Mack truck.”

“I don't like to lose, and that isn't so much because it is just losing or quitting on yourself, but because it is not winning now.”

“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 about never giving up.”

“I want to be remembered as the guy who gave his all whenever he was on the field.”

“We are not guaranteed tomorrow.”

“I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it.”

“I was always taught to be respectful of my elders and I am still that way to this day.”

“I pushed myself to the limit.”