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

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Walter Payton
Age: 45 †
Born: 1954
Born: July 25
Died: 1999
Died: November 1
American Football Player
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Walter Jerry Payton
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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.
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I wanted to be a professional drummer.
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God's been very good to me. I'm truly blessed.
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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, but don't die without trying, without giving it your best.
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I don't have to jump up and smile just because TV wants me to.
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We are stronger together than we are alone.
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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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If you could go back and change things, you might not be the person you are right now.
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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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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.
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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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I want to be remembered as the guy who gave his all whenever he was on the field.
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If you ask me how I want to be remembered, it is as a winner. You know what a winner is? A winner is somebody who has given his best effort, who has tried the hardest they possibly can, who has utilized every ounce of energy and strength within them to accomplish something.
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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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Do anything that might make the world a better place for someone
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Remember, tomorrow is promised to no one.
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Money isnt everything. Do you get married because of money? Do you have kids because of money?
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If I'm going to get hit, why let the guy who's going to hit me get the easiest and best shot? I explode into the guy who's trying to tackle me.
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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 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?
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If you forget your roots, you've lost sight of everything
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