``Though success is often measured in yards, points, wins and losses, this young man's accomplishments were best measured in the number of lives he touched,'' - JacQuetta Clayton of the Moms Squad, an organization of mothers of NFL players. Her son is Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Mark Clayton.
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``God has a way of turning that which was meant for something evil into something that is ultimately good.'' - Rev. Milton Pace of Saintsville Cathedral in Fort Worth, Texas.
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``When we first started looking at the draft a couple years ago, we saw this guy from Oklahoma State and man, he was a ball of fire. I mean, he could run, he could move. He was 5-8, 170, but he made tackles, he made plays on special teams. I started asking, 'Why isn't this guy going in the top 10 picks?''' - Broncos coach Mike Shanahan.
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``I've gone to way too many funerals. I'd like to go to more weddings and not as many funerals.'' - Gene Upshaw, president of the NFL Players Association.
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``I know the Denver police are working extremely hard on obviously finding the perpetrator. We've given them full support. I know they're doing everything they can and I'd be surprised if something's not found out here in the very near future.'' - Shanahan.
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``He was a great young man. I learned an awful lot about him in the last week and the impact he's had on people's lives, and that was quite obvious today in the ceremony.'' - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
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