This was on my Sports Daily Calendar for 9/1/2013, and I am not sure I believe it, but it does show a good reason for having some training in the use of numbers:

A New Orleans Saints running back (name withheld here to protect the potentially innocent) when asked if he had any goals for the upcoming season, said, “I want to get to 1,500 or 2,000 yards, whichever comes first.”