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Barry Sanders did do it better than anyone else and did so during a period where TV glorified the sport and athletes were beginning the "look at me" boom. Barry simply handed the ball to the referee. Barry didn't go with the trend, he opted to be different, to be better.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



So he did the same thing that hundreds of others did before him but because tv he is credited with being something better than they were.

He acted like a man. So did they.
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11 years ago

So he did the same thing that hundreds of others did before him but because tv he is credited with being something better than they were.

He acted like a man. So did they.

Originally Posted by: wpr 



What Barry Sanders did was better than those "hundreds" before him because of the culture of the game. It would be naive to ignore that fact. Speaking of facts, how many of those "hundreds" can you verify that they NEVER spiked the ball in the NFL? Precisely. [boxing]

:-k Barry did say if he scored a touchdown in the Super Bowl, he would probably have to spike it cuz it might be the last time he's there, lol. I thought that was funny, cuz he played for the Lions. Detroit. Lions.
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What Barry Sanders did was better than those "hundreds" before him because of the culture of the game. It would be naive to ignore that fact. Speaking of facts, how many of those "hundreds" can you verify that they NEVER spiked the ball in the NFL? Precisely. [boxing]

:-k Barry did say if he scored a touchdown in the Super Bowl, he would probably have to spike it cuz it might be the last time he's there, lol. I thought that was funny, cuz he played for the Lions. Detroit. Lions.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



yes I know about your crush on Barry. He walks on water and his shit doesn't stink and all of that stuff. Try as you may he is not special just because of the intrusion of the tv sent others into a crazy mode.

Barry did exactly what we tell our children every day of their young lives, "Don't give in to pear pressure". He listened the other children did not. He gets a gold star. Woohoo.


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yes I know about your crush on Barry. He walks on water and his shit doesn't stink and all of that stuff. Try as you may he is not special just because of the intrusion of the tv sent others into a crazy mode.

Barry did exactly what we tell our children every day of their young lives, "Don't give in to pear pressure". He listened the other children did not. He gets a gold star. Woohoo.

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What does fruit got to do with this?


Anyhow, when I played I never spiked the ball either. I hadn't noticed this until Nick (friend who passed away one year ago yesterday) came up to me and excitedly yelled "dammit kev, quit this barry crap and spike that damn ball!!". I played QB and S so when I scored was when I had to run it in, or got a pick six. I was so eager to get on defense and get the ball back so I could lead our offense to another score I didn't feel the 20 seconds or whatever it took to chase down the spiked ball was worth it.

The feeling I had that I was unconsciously emulating my idol was surreal. And having one of my best friends pointing it out in front of everyone made it that much more special. Guess that probably sounds silly.
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Great story Kevin. pear = peer when you are in a hurry and don't type or spell very gooder. I knew it was wrong when I did it and didn't check it.
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