We don't know whether it's going to be a 1968 virus or a 1918 virus. That's frightening, without a doubt. We need to take it very, very, very, very seriously.


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You can look at everything from pre-Heisman to post-Heisman, and I think that's why it ranks up ...
BARRY SANDERS
I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.
BARRY SANDERS
I like retirement.
BARRY SANDERS
It's hard to win in the NFL. You have to maintain a very delicate balance putting together the r...
BARRY SANDERS
I want to thank all of the fans and media who made playing in the NFL such a wonderful experience. I...
BARRY SANDERS
Shortly after the end of last season, I felt that I probably would not return for the 1999-2000 seas...
BARRY SANDERS
I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do in school, but I definitely didn't have adequate t...
BARRY SANDERS
My mother was a huge influence on me. She was a living example of what a Christian should be. Her co...
BARRY SANDERS
I'm from Kansas, so there were a lot of vacant lots and open fields to tackle each other in so w...
BARRY SANDERS
Anyone who has played the game professionally, you're always taught that the ball is the most im...
BARRY SANDERS
The game is the ultimate significance to me because it is so important to a lot of people. It has le...
BARRY SANDERS
I don't want to get too detailed into it, but when you're a good high school running back, y...
BARRY SANDERS
As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot.
BARRY SANDERS
I'm not better than anyone else. I'm not supposed to be on a pedestal. I've always staye...
BARRY SANDERS
Individual goals never meant that much to me. The Heisman is no exception.
BARRY SANDERS
Life doesn't stop with football.
BARRY SANDERS
I quit because I didn't feel like the Detroit Lions had a chance to win. It just killed my enjoy...
BARRY SANDERS
Let's just win it and go home.
BARRY SANDERS
My desire to exit the game is greater than my desire to remain in it. I have searched my heart throu...
BARRY SANDERS
I really love peace and quiet.
BARRY SANDERS
You know, I'm fairly intelligent, but I don't think my grades reflected that.
BARRY SANDERS
It was a wonderful experience to play in the NFL, and I have no regrets. I truly will miss playing f...
BARRY SANDERS
Nothing ever turns out the way people expect it to.
BARRY SANDERS
Many hedge fund managers have become billionaires; perhaps this - plus their reputations as the smar...
BARRY RITHOLTZ
The simple reality of life is that everyone is wrong on a regular basis. By confronting these inevit...
BARRY RITHOLTZ
History is replete with examples of tech firms that were marginalized by new companies and technolog...
BARRY RITHOLTZ
A well-designed 401(k) plan is an enormous competitive edge when recruiting and retaining employees.
BARRY RITHOLTZ
Hedge fund managers charge so much more than mutual fund managers; alpha is even harder to come by. ...
BARRY RITHOLTZ
Rather than engage in the sort of selective retention that so many investors tend to do and pretend ...
BARRY RITHOLTZ
You can blow on the dice all you want, but whether they come up 'seven' is still a function ...
BARRY RITHOLTZ
Investing is about making probabilistic decisions with limited information about an unknowable futur...
BARRY RITHOLTZ
Based on a lifetime of observations and a few decades in the markets, I understand that societies, b...
BARRY RITHOLTZ
Never forget this simple truism: Forecasting is marketing, plain and simple.
BARRY RITHOLTZ