“Halas didn't believe in starting rookies.” — Gale Sayers Quote

“Halas didn't believe in starting rookies.”

“I know with my knee injury, I didn't have the type of medical technology we have today. If I could've had what we had now, I probably could've been back out in three months. I didn't have that.”

“When I had my injury, I had gotten hit, and it hurt like hell.”

“I was fortunate to be in a great situation in Canton, be the leader of the team my rookie year. I got to show a lot of people that I was an NBA player on a nightly basis.”

“My rookie year - everybody says it was easy - I'm like, 'Man, look, there was sometimes I was out there, I didn't know what was going on.'”

“As a rookie, you're always feeling things out, and it can be tough.”