49 Quotes by Walter Payton

Growing up, we played sports nonstop. I mean every single day. As soon I got done with breakfast, I was ready to go.

What is poor? We had food. We dressed well. We didn't have a lot, but what we had fit, and it was always neat.

No matter what the game was or how much older and stronger the other kids were, we were taught to give it everything we had until it was over. Never give less than one hundred percent.

I always thought, 'That's just the way you do it.' You work as hard as you can for as long as you can, and the small gains you make will eventually pay off.