Jim Brown Quotes
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The NCAA is probably the most reprehensible organization God ever created.
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You can't get old without living.
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Make sure when anyone tackles you he remembers how much it hurts.
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I recognize the inequities certain cultures have to go through. I understand the history of slavery. I know all those things. But I'm not a victim. I can vote, I can participate, I can invest my money, I can invest my time, and that's what I'm doing. I'm not working for anybody. I'm not making any money doing what I'm doing. I'm doing it because someone did it for me.
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My point is, if we respect the winner and approach that person, have access to that person and that person will look at what we are presenting, that is not too bad.
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Tank's a fantastic human being, as far as fighting's concerned.
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Success is not only for the elite. Success is there for those who want it, plan for it, and take action to achieve it.
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The need to be cared for is the base of everything. In the penitentiaries, you won't hear gangbangers and criminals say, 'No, I don't want to be cared for by nobody.' When you care about them, they'll open up to you.
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Ya know, America's a great country. It's great because it allows you to fight. And you can win, if you have the stamina and tenacity.
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People think that coaches are always right, but it's difficult to teach a runner how to run, because every runner is different. You have to have an understanding of how to assist what that runner has, so they know how to assist what you have without taking away your special ability, because you're not like anybody else.
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I'm a very sensitive person. I do like to be respected. I'm very loyal. I like it to be a two-way street.
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We have free elections. Everybody can vote, we fought for that, we brag about that and we know we're going to have a winner and we're going to have a loser.
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Lacrosse is probably the best sport I ever played.
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Act your age. Students do not look upon you as a buddy, pal, or peer. They expect you to be a mature adult....Many young teachers have a tendency to seek popularity, resorting to tactics that can create endless problems.
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If you're going to impeach him, impeach [Donald Trump].If he did something wrong, arrest him. But don't cry the blues because you didn't get the vote out and this man had a genius way of winning the election.
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I'm not interested in trying to work on people's perceptions. I am who I am, and if you don't take the time to learn about that, then your perception is going to be your problem.
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About the state of black America, I've been working on that for many, many years. And [Donald Trump] said certain things in his early days about wanting to do something about it. We have a lot of violence in our neighborhoods now. We need education. And we need jobs. Is what I'm trying to say.
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I have a theory. An audience doesn't need to get wrapped up in blackness every time they see a Negro actor. And a movie doesn't have to be about race just because there's a Negro in it.
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John Lewis has great history as a civil rights fighter.As a young man, he was one of the guys out there who was leading the parades during the [Martin Luther] King [Jr.] era. So, we all respect his history. But then I hear him crying the blues about Mr. [Donald] Trump and saying he's an illegitimate president, I take offense to that. If it's illegitimate, why is he going on?
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Showing weakness will encourage your opponents. It inspires them. It encourages them to hit harder. To come faster. But when you don't show any fear, or when you don't show any hurt, you have the opportunity to discourage your opponent. You discourage your enemies. The bottom line is, if you think properly, you don't even have to think about all of that. All you have to think about is that guy across from me is human, and so am I. And he'll never out-work me. He'll never out-think me. And if you can't out-work me, and you can't out-think me, you'll never beat me.
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When I'm on a picture, I have two bosses - the director and the producer. My co-star is not my boss.
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The bikes have been sitting around, but now were getting them out and using them.
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I don't teach kids to be number 1. Organizations and people that tell you you have to be number 1; that's not it. You don't have to be number 1. What I teach is to be as good as you can be. Use what you have and be as good as you can be. That's all you can do, anyway.
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I don't deal in frustration. I'm a fighter. And everything I've ever gotten, I've had to fight for.
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There was no publicity. You had to like it. There was no pressure, just great competition. The attitude of the coaches and players was exceptional.
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I think the National Football League needs a new union. The heavyweights of this union are not heavyweights enough.
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There were a lot of running backs as good as me. The real difference was that I could focus. I never laid back and relied on natural ability.
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I came from Long Island, so I had a lot of experience at the stick. I played in junior high school, then I played in high school. The technical aspect of the game was my forte. I had all that experience, then I had strength and I was in good condition.
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I'm not pro-owner or pro-player. I am pro-football. I want the game to go on. I want the game to be tough. I don't want the game to be a killer of our players.
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When you have a problem, rules don't solve your problem. It's caring and education.
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