Walter payton biography never die easy
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Never Die Easy: The Autobiography of 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."
His legacy is towering. Walter Payton—the man they called Sweetness, for the way he ran—remains the most prolific running back in the history of the National Football League, the star of the Chicago Bears' only Super Bowl Championship, eleven times voted the most popular sports figure in Chicago's history. Off the field, he was a devoted father whose charitable foundation benefited tens of thousands of children each year, and who—faced with terminal liver disease—refused to use his celebrity to gain a preferential position for organ donation. Walter Payton was not just a football hero; he was America's hero.
Never Die Easy is Walter Payton's autobiography, told from the heart. Growing up poor in Mississippi, he took up f
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Never Die Easy: The Autobiography of Walter Payton
Never Die Easy is Walter Payton's autobiography, from the heart. Growing up poor in Mississippi, he took up football to get girls' attention, and went on to become a Black College All-American at tiny Jackson State (during which time he was a finalist in a "Soul Train" dance contest.) Drafted by the Bears in 1975, he p
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Walter Payton: Never die easy
Brandon Ballard is a winner of the “Achieving Greatness Through Choices” Black History essay contest at the Charles M. Finley Recreation Center in East Mt. Airy/West Oak Lane. The contest concluded on the last Saturday in February, Black History Month. But since Black History is a critical part of American History, and so is important anytime, NewsWorks will run each winner’s del av helhet here. Below is Brandon’s essay.
What does it mean to achieve greatness? In order to choice greatness, you must understand what you are worth, not let others control your decisions, motivate yourself, value each and every second of your life, and challenge your fears. Walter Payton possessed each of these characteristics, which makes it easy to say he has achieved greatness.
Walter Payton was an African American running back for the Chicago Bears. His career in the National Football League lasted from 1975 to 1987, and in that timespan