Herschel Walker Motivational Quotes

I was determined to make Renaissance Man Food Services and Herschel's Famous 34 major players in a very tough industry. ~ Herschel Walker

God, my parents, my wife. I don't have a lot of friends, because I'm always moving around. I don't drink, so I don't hang out in bars. But they've been very big in my life. Because they have helped to encourage me. ~ Herschel Walker

I never dreamed about being an actor, because that was out of reach. Coming from a small town that was big in farming, and also big in clothing factories, you don't dream about being a professional football player or an actor. ~ Herschel Walker

Our responsibility in life is not to lie around and wait for things to happen. Our responsibility in life is to work. Life is getting out and getting things done. When people say they're over-the-hill at age 50, I don't understand it. ~ Herschel Walker

I don't worry about protein. I don't worry about all that. I'm from old school. I grew up in south Georgia. They didn't worry about cholesterol or protein. They went out and worked and lived a long time, so I don't put a lot of worries in my mind. ~ Herschel Walker

MMA fighters are said to be some of the best athletes in the world. My plan at the age of 47 is to show the world I am still one of the best athletes as well. ~ Herschel Walker

Lets not push it under the rug, or push it to the side because, no matter what, it's going to keep coming up. You know, if you never deal with that dirt up under the carpet, it's going to get larger and larger, and it's going to keep coming up. ~ Herschel Walker

I wouldn't change anything about my past, because it's made me who I am today. You have to remember: You need to crack some eggs to make omelettes. And I did crack some eggs. ~ Herschel Walker

One thing I will never do as long as I'm at Georgia is lose to Florida. ~ Herschel Walker

Success is just being happy. And I try so many different things. I do a lot of different things. Because I think God has helped me to love myself. I know who God is, and I love God. ~ Herschel Walker

All these older kids here, and I'm the only one from a town that's so small, if everyone breathed at the same time, you'd run out of oxygen. Man, there is nothing there. ~ Herschel Walker

Because my parents, growing up, they worked hard. Everyone in my family woke up early in the morning. I used to see my mother and my father go off to work, and come back and, no matter what, they had time for the kids. ~ Herschel Walker

I just think I'm blessed. I love the Lord Jesus Christ. I have a great grandmother that passed away at 104 and two grandparents that passed away at 97 and 95, and they never worried about protein. They just enjoyed life, and that's what I'm doing. ~ Herschel Walker

I do this 'Walker shake.' You got to get knocked down many times, shake it off. Life is about ups and downs, and you got to keep standing up. ~ Herschel Walker

I told somebody once, 'You don't want the Herschel that plays football ... babysitting your child. When I am competing, I am a totally different person.' ~ Herschel Walker

Coming from a small town it was tough to dream big. When I grew up in a small town in Georgia, my biggest dream was one day to be able to go to Atlanta. ~ Herschel Walker

I was a fat little kid with a speech impediment. I used to get beat up, not just picked on. ~ Herschel Walker

To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors. ~ Tia Walker

I always said I wanted to be a great athlete, ever since I was an overweight little kid. I just love competing in any kind of athletics. ~ Herschel Walker

I adore my perfect imperfections. ~ Contessa T. Walker-Jackson

If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat. ~ Herschel Walker

Still, I could find no good reason for not going. So I decided to go. ~ Nicolette Milnes Walker

P.E. was my life in school. Without it, I wouldn't be standing here. It gave me confidence when I was an overweight kid with a speech impediment. ~ Herschel Walker

I don't read a lot of the sports, because I think people sometimes either build it up, or you have this guy that hates sports that is going to write bad about it, so I figure I'm not going to read it. Because I'm not going to let him put an idea into my head. ~ Herschel Walker

When I feel good about myself, things start happening for myself. When you look up, you go up. ~ Herschel Walker

I'm just not a guy that loves to eat. I love to work and love to work out. I think I go against all the nutritionists who say you need to do this or need to do that, so I'm one of the oddballs. ~ Herschel Walker

I wish they would see the real person in me. One day, they will know I'm not here for the show. My mind do shine. My heart is so kind. But that they can not see because all they see is the outside of me. Who I am, what I do is only the reaction I get from you. ~ Herschel Walker

I started ballet in my early 20s. I studied for about ten years. Ballet is probably the one of the hardest things I've done, almost like MMA. People don't give it a lot of credit and think it's easy, but it's very difficult. For an athlete, you use muscles you really don't use, and ballet is something I really respect. ~ Herschel Walker

One thing I've done in my life is train year-round to compete at anything, anything. I've got an invitation now to maybe be on the karate team for the Barcelona Olympics. I'm debating whether I want to do that. I just love to compete, and I want to win. ~ Herschel Walker

Don't chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing and work hard. The right people - the ones who really belong in your life - will come to your. And stay. ~ Will Smith