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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“I pushed myself to the limit.”

“We are not guaranteed tomorrow.”