Quotes by Walter Payton

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Running alone is the toughest. You get to the point where you have to keep pushing yourself.

Walter Payton

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 ...

Walter Payton

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.

Walter Payton

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.

Walter Payton

If you could go back and change things, you might not be the person you are right now.

Walter Payton

God's been very good to me. I'm truly blessed.

Walter Payton

I am happy to say that everyone that I have met in my life, I have gained something from them; be it negative or positive, it has enforced and reinforced my life in some aspect.

Walter Payton

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 ...

Walter Payton

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 d...

Walter Payton

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.

Walter Payton

Money isn't everything. Do you get married because of money? Do you have kids because of money?

Walter Payton

I don't have to jump up and smile just because TV wants me to.

Walter Payton

Most important thought, if you love someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.

Walter Payton

Remember, tomorrow is promised to no one.

Walter Payton

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.'

Walter Payton

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.

Walter Payton

All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.

Walter Payton

I wanted to be a professional drummer.

Walter Payton

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...

Walter Payton

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

Walter Payton

Author Bio

  • NameWalter Payton
  • DescriptionAmerican football player
  • BornJuly 25, 1954
  • DiedNovember 1, 1999
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSportsperson; Gridiron Football Player