MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — Barry Sanders was not motivated by statistics during his Pro Football Hall of Fame career, memorably opting to retire instead of playing one more season to likely break the NFL’s all-time rushing record.

“It never was a driver for me,” Sanders said Monday in an interview with The Associated Press.

Nearly 15 months after he had a heart attack, cholesterol numbers have become critically important for the Detroit Lions great. Sanders is hoping to encourage people to talk with their physicians about their cardiovascular health.

“I hope that they take advantage of just having the conversation with their doctor to see what their LDL-C number is — LDL-C is bad cholesterol,” Sanders said. “So many of us are impacted by heart disease. Hardly anybody is untouched

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