Walter Payton Quotes

A Lot Of Fans Were Drawn To Me Because They Knew That Whatever The Score Was, I Was Going To Run As Hard As I Could On Every Play. You Don't Have That Now, You Have Guys Waiting For Next Week Or Even Next Year.

I Don't Have To Jump Up And Smile Just Because Tv Wants Me To.

I Try To Run On The Hottest Days, At The Hottest Time, Because That's The Most Difficult Time. And Sometimes I Worry About Drying Out, And Dying.

Money Isnt Everything. Do You Get Married Because Of Money? Do You Have Kids Because Of Money?

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 College There Was Robert Hill Who Took Me There And He Showed Me What Hard Work And Determination Would Do If You Put Forth The Effort And You Take A Little Time.

I Wanted To Be A Professional Drummer.

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 Athlete He Is.

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, Miss. I Laid Out A Course Of 65 Yards Or So. Sixty-five Yards On Sand Is Like 120 On Turf, But Running On Sand Helps You Make Your Cuts At Full Speed.

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 He Played The Game Because He Hustled Every Play, And Just Because He Had One Mistake In His Life, Am I Supposed To Throw Back Everything That I Gained From Him?

God's Been Very Good To Me. I'm Truly Blessed.

If You Ask Me How I Want To Be Remembered, It Is As A Winner.

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.