Walter Payton and The Hill
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- Spliced footage of the late NFL legend Walter Payton as he talks about his conditioning methods that were based on steep hill sprints. Thanks to Ross Enamait from rosstraining.com for assisting with the video.
Peyton was the sweetest dude. My friend was stationed in Hawaii for the Navy. They got treated to the NFL All Star game. While the players were leaving the stadium, fans stood out and asked for autographs and pics. My friend said all the players just walked by and ignored the fans. He then said Peyton got on the players bus, closed the door and you could here Peyton chewing out all the other players about ignoring the fans. He then opened the bus door and all the players came out and took pics and signed autographs because Peyton told them to.
Jason Downs h
sweetness that's his nickname
Lol you spelt his name wrong it's Payton
@@dylan351, yeah PAyton is Walter and PEyton is Manning!
Leadership
This guy taught me about hill running,it is just hard. The speed and that mindset,you got to have,especially the mindset.
He will forever be my favorite player. Obviously great on tghe field. He was super nice to fans as well. A truly great role model.
That was motivating AF
I did this type of workout after tearing up a knee. It's what got me back on my feet.
He spoke about his health condition live on TV when he was dying. And to see this grown man tear up, and cry because all he wanted was to live, was the most humbling thing I've ever witnessed in professional sports. RIP we all love you Sweetness 💯
Gonna read his autobiography before the year is over. What a fascinating man!
never die easy
bucky thetruck I live by this motto everyday.
Mike he was the best pure self motivated athlete perhaps ever. Always working out until retirement. He could have done almost an endless number of Olympic events. My homie.
Excellent book!
One of the BEST READS!!!! I won't spoil it but his childhood was wild
I lived in the area at the time Payton was training on the hill. I remember thinking it would be cool to catch him training there, but then thought it better to leave him alone. Never did actually take the time to look it up, though, but he was just absolutely awesome. Should have checked it out.
He seemed like such a nice guy for being a beast on the field.
that’s why they called him sweetness
Dude was a super nice man. Almost like he knew you only may meet him once. But genuine through and through.
Watched those videos of him running those hills to stay in shape. Those were motivational videos for me as a young athlete.
A true inspiration when it comes to training and intensity. WP pushed himself. Hill sprints have been a staple of my training for awhile now. It's amazing how just a few 20-30 min hill workouts a week take your conditioning to a whole other level.
I took up running when I was 29 years old. I had ran some track in high school. But I got Married when I was 21! I had built my first home in 1989. I decided to take up running again. I worked from 3:30 in the afternoon to 11:30 at night. I did this for 21 straight years. I started running a quarter of a block at a time. I read how to train myself to run not jog! As time went by I could run farther and farther. Remember I started at 29. I ran all over the town and out in the country for hours looking for places to improve my abilities for strength and stamina. I found many a hill in the area to train. Once while watching Walter Payton run the hill from hell. I realized this was the way to train and train hard to get better quick. So I would warm up by running in town for 3 miles then head out to the hills from hell! A five mile course of repeated hills over and over. I crossed train with weights and a bike riding. By the time I was 35. I was running mini marathons and marathons. I even got into Bi- Athons. Bike riding and running events. 6'3 and 185 packed pounds. The fastest I rode Bike was 41 mph. When I was 37 years old. I still could run a 5 minute mile. I never won any races or trophies. But I challenged my self just like Walter Payton. He was my hero! Time has came and went! I am 58 years old now. I have had two hearts attacks. But for one brief shining moment I trained just like Walter Payton. I believe if I hadn't I would be dead now! I was able to walk 2.5 miles at a time. 3 days after receiving 2 stents in my right artery. Thanks to ! Walter Payton. R.I.P. My Friend. Shawn
Wow. Love your story. Thank you for your testimony.
good story
Are u stilll alive
Random but what separated players such as Ray Lewis, Walter Payton, Ladainian Tomlinson and Jerry Rice from all the other greats was not their athleticism or stats and awards. I think it was just their insane work ethic, drive and discipline to be the greatest they could be at their position. Makes sense how all of the players listed lasted so long in the NFL because they took care of themselves.
What about primetime deon sanders ??
@@leroystrokesmen5666 all that and the box office attraction to match. Deion was a brand the NFL should be whatever grateful for.
Walter Payton was and is my favorite football player of all time.
The main reason why I do hill sprints
My uncle worked in the Bears front office in the 80s. He told me a story of walking down a hallway one day and someone coming up behind and wrapping him in a bear hug. It was Payton playing a joke. My uncle is a strong guy, about 250 lbs and a former player himself in college. He was completely unable to move a muscle, like he was shackled. He said it was the most helpless feeling and of course Walter let go and they both had a laugh. He always spoke very well of Walter Payton and liked him very much.
If Unc is still alive ask him bout WP doing 100lb dumbbell curls! Absolutely SICK!!
I looked up Walter Payton’s voice and this video was first
If you close your eyes you can hear Michael Jackson talking about football.
His voice is almost as soft as Michael Jackson’s no wonder they call him sweetness
Walter impersonated Michael Jackson on Saturday Night Live.
One of the only men who could slow down the great Lawrence Taylor in his prime when he was assigned to blocking and not many people could slow Taylor down even when they tried blocking Mr. LT 😀
doing a hill workout in the am tomorrow. Gonna see how many time I can run up and down on it. Walter Payton is so inspiring.
How many did you do?
I run a hill by me about 15-20 times. I do it 3 times a week. It’s not as steep as Walter’s but it’s hard to even walk it. I should also mention that I’m in the best shape of my life because of it. I’ll be 46 next week.
So, how'd ya do?
He is the best
The hill has nothing to do with training to be the best athlete in a sport but to be the best at what life will throw at all of us, love you Walter
Idk Payton sounded like Michael Jackson lol
You don't know about what? He is the best rb ever and probably one of the hardest working athletes ever. So his voice means nothing.
I'm saying I didn't know he sounded like Michael
+CrumbyVirus34 Calm the fuck down.. He was just stating an observation lol
Yeah he does sound like MJ... no biggie... Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye had tenor voices. Mike Tyson the funniest.
@@crumbyvirus3421 barry sanders
My all time favorite football player 💯
Walter had the legit training regime of a Saiyan
I can vouch for what he has said. He just gave you guys the secret to developing speed. It's in the calf and thigh muscles. Running hills force you to run on your tip toes or else fall backwards. What he said as far as not being able to walk... hit that hill in my grandmother's backyard about ten times. It's 60 yards longer with an approximate 65 degree incline... call me in the morning... if you can lol
What a handsome man... can't believe he wasn't in the movies.
Great person and sooo sweet!
G.O.A.T
This is a great 'secret' to his success. Obviously the training was combined with tremendous God-given ability, but I'm surprised this story of "Walter and the Hill" isn't far better known.
24 years after his passing i miss Walter what he meant to the city and the Chicago bears!
Sweetness
Long live sweetness.
Sounded gay dude
Greatest h back in the history of the game of football 🏈
1st round pick by Chicago Out of Jackson State
League MVP in 1977
Super Bowl XX champion in 1986
Led the league in rushing touchdowns in 1977
NFL offensive player of the year in 1977
77 league man of the year
8x All Pro halfback
9x Pro Bowl
Won the Bell Burt Award 🏆 In 1985
70s All Decade Team
80s All Decade Team
1993 Pro Football 🏈 Hall of Famer
NFL 75th Anniversary Team (1995)
16,726 rushing yards (second all time) 110 rushing touchdowns 492 catches 4538 reception yards and 45 receiving touchdowns in his 13 year career with Chicago
Awesome
rip walter.. the bears will never forget you!
Even Walter found humor, that they turned that hill into a golf course.
I work at the golf course, it’s called nickol knoll and it’s a hidden gem in the area. Still hilly as hell and there’s a few plaques around the course with a bunch of memorabilia in the clubhouse. We were thinking of putting up a huge flagpole with his numbers on a big flag if they ever decide to move the bears stadium to Arlington Heights.
I also think people still run up the hill on the east side of the property off a walking path, gets busy in the summer.
The voice doesn't make the man.
The best!
This is my very first time ever hearing Walter speak i didn't know his voice was so light i was expecting a deep manly voice he sounded like a 10 year old little girl lol
Handsome as all hell.
For football how long hill sprints should i do? And how many times? Walter Payton, what a legend!
That explains why it looked like he was running downhill on the field
Good old sweetness I'm from Chicago I bought a house out in Elgin not too far from Barrington where he lived I know where he's talking about , like right outside his back door the hill all around he was a great guy friend of mine was hired by Walter to do some work for him at one of his restaurant bars it was either studebakers or Peyton's place I think it was Peyton place Arlington heights road and golf road where they they met my buddy was a sculptor artist was an artist his name was Fran volz you can look them up you guys fantastic sculpture and he did some artwork for him , one night I was there with my wife and he had a huge wide screen TV set with Nintendo hooked up to it in the bar and I mastered that game Nintendo super Mario Bros and I sat there playing that whole game and I went right through it that had a great time
I read his books and the real or original hill is in Columbia Mississippi, backwoods dirt hill and the southerb humidity helped make him special...
Clinton Pearson sorry but i dont understand about the humidity, could you please elaborate?
Humidity make the air heavy to breath it also makes 85d degree temperature feel 105 it will also make you sweat like a bastard.
I just bought home and around the corner there is a very steep hill , I’ve been training my whole life but just couple years ago I introduce hill sprints for my conditioning , and let me tell ya I never felt better my conditioning it trough roof , I’m doing BJJ and I feel so much relax compare to others ... I would love to get some science base stats saying how much hill sprinting contributes to conditioning and fat loss ... if anyone out there has some good link , please send
It , thanks guys!
I never knew who Walter Payton was until I saw Emmitt Smith break Walter’s all time rushing record on television 📺 cowboys vs seahawks
Walter Payton is Michael Jordan legendary 💯
He was soft spoken .carried a big ass stick
The true G O A T
Mom, can I have a plane ticket to Mississippi? I wanna be awesome like Walter Payton.
wish the video showed much more of the training instead of talking about it.
preeeach!
The voice of Michael Jackson but ran with the viciousness of Tyson
Sprinting up hill is the hardest thing to do
George S. Patton sounded like Mickey Mouse, but I would NEVER disrespect that man. So, Walter Payton's voice is higher; personally I think it's "Sweet" to my ears, but people will always find something to bring down great people. His voice has nothing to do with the way he played.
They should have made a memorial to Walter rather than a par 3 golf course
I work at the golf course and there’s a few memorials and a bunch of memorabilia in the clubhouse. His son actually visited the place in 2017. The golf course has the best views in all of the Chicago suburbs with it being higher that all the surrounding structures like trees and whatnot. We were thinking of putting up a huge flagpole with his numbers on a flag if the bears ever more to Arlington Heights.
My foundation! Big part!
Walter was powerful. He had cut up shoulder and arms
I’m going to go and run a steep hill 👍🏴
That's Hoffman Estates
No
same workout im on... #NoDaysOff
@GreekManifest ok number one:dont take my line...twos i run a hill and it be so steep dey think i runnin upside down...REAL TALK
Yeah
Serious business. I run a sprint hill about 20 ft. It will work you.
I have a hill. YAYY! ...but im lazy
Sweet hash tag bro ...
That's what's up. WP
lol lol lol
That's what's winners do.
Make plays.
KING real
I know.😁
Where the hill??
No longer exist
@@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw the hill is still there, the golf course was shaped around the hill so it’s still steep as hell. Obviously you can’t run on the golf course but there are places where people have paths on the sides of the hill next to the course. I work there and it’s a hidden gem, such a nice place.
@@davebanach9891Arlington Heights Illinois ..he used to live there and his son went to high school there
Rip Jessie Lee Payton that was my sweetness of the field Walter's first cousin. Jarret holla at ya peeps dwn south stop acting funny ya might learn something
He sounds like Michael jackson
Man was so bad his nickname was Sweetness.
Those guys were in better natural condition than today’s guys. Sorry.
correct-this guy was mentally far tougher than most modern players. Played week in week out on the painted cement they used to call astroturf, taking late hits on every other run. Absolute machine.
@@patrickharrison871 oh man that old astroturf was brutal. Payton had calf muscles the size of a horse. He was a tough SOB.
sounds like michael jackson rip
jim brown
If Michael Jackson was buff
1 word : 'I try to kill myself'
John3:16For God so love the world he sent his only begotten son for whoever believes in him shall not perish but live an everlasting life
but he a hall of a famer...
I found a hill it’s rugged
cough cough jerry rice cough cough
jerry rice started running hills in '95. And he actually was introduced to hills by his teammate Roger Craig in the '80s when he was a Rookie. There is a video about it on you tube and an old nfl films about it. if you haven't seen them already check em out.
@IamConquistador youre clearly not a factor... dismissed.
He also has west African fast twitch fibers. It’s not really the hill.
Excuses don't get you no where get up and put in the work you bum