Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by Bob Sanders

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American footballer Bob Sanders.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Bob Sanders

Demond "Bob" Sanders is a former professional American football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the University of Iowa. Sanders was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft, and also played for the NFL's San Diego Chargers. He was named AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2007 and is known for being the integral part of the Colts' postseason defense that led the team to a victory in Super Bowl XLI against the Chicago Bears.

They may say, 'He's small. We really don't know if he can get the job done.' But they said that about me coming out of high school.
When another player screws up, I kind of erase it and make a good play.
Either you can lie down or you can stand up and say, 'I'm going to be a man about it, go out and deal with the pain and help my team win.' — © Bob Sanders
Either you can lie down or you can stand up and say, 'I'm going to be a man about it, go out and deal with the pain and help my team win.'
I'm the type of guy who wants to make every play.
Size doesn't matter. It's all about the heart.
I want to be one of the top guys in the back end and make sure I keep our team in line and doing the right things in front of me.
Play fast, play smart, play aggressive, bring energy!
If you hit somebody hard enough, they will give up. You can feel their body go limp and they'll just surrender. So every time I hit somebody, the goal is to knock myself out. I know that if I hit somebody hard enough that I can feel it, it's hurting them 10 times worse.
I've made a few hits where I'll look up at the screen and be like, 'Oh my God.' Like it wasn't even me, like I just watched another guy kill this guy, and I don't even think that was me that made that hit.
I have no idea why my mom picked Bob, and I've never asked her. My name used to get slaughtered all the time by other people. I was 'Desmond' or 'Damon' or `Demon.' So Bob's cool.
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