--- title: "1 Love Golf Quotes By Eric Dickerson" description: "1 Love Golf quotes by Eric Dickerson. Plus more from Eric Dickerson and more Love Golf sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4c/eric-dickerson-20929_do-you-know_i-love-golf-but-do-you-know-how-i-got-go_3216580.jpg" --- > [I love golf. But do you know how I got good at golf? Because of Charles Barkley. I was playing with Charles, Michael Jordan and Roy Green, and Charles was talking so much trash. On every shot, he was talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dickerson/i-love-golf-but-do-you-know-how-i-got-good-at-golf-because-of-charles/) [Eric Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dickerson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4c/eric-dickerson-20929_do-you-know_i-love-golf-but-do-you-know-how-i-got-go_3216580.jpg) ## More by Eric Dickerson > [When you look at guys who get recruited, most of the best athletes, they come from poor families. I don't forget. I was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dickerson/when-you-look-at-guys-who-get-recruited-most-of-the-best-athletes/) [Eric Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dickerson/) > [Them sportswriters don't even know how to put uniforms on, most of 'em.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dickerson/them-sportswriters-don-t-even-know-how-to-put-uniforms-on-most-of-em/) [Eric Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dickerson/) > [Life isn't about a hand-out. That's not what the NFL is about and that won't get you in the NFL or take care of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dickerson/life-isn-t-about-a-hand-out-that-s-not-what-the-nfl-is-about-and-that/) [Eric Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dickerson/) > [When they have their hands on their knees, that's when they're tired.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dickerson/when-they-have-their-hands-on-their-knees-that-s-when-they-re-tired/) [Eric Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dickerson/) > [I hated the goggles, don’t get me wrong, but I felt naked without them. Almost like playing without a helmet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dickerson/i-hated-the-goggles-don-t-get-me-wrong-but-i-felt-naked-without-them/) [Eric Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dickerson/) > [I don't love football the way I once loved the game. I don't look at it as fun anymore, and it definitely used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dickerson/i-don-t-love-football-the-way-i-once-loved-the-game-i-don-t-look-at/) [Eric Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dickerson/) > [I think I'm proudest of making my parents proud.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dickerson/i-think-i-m-proudest-of-making-my-parents-proud/) [Eric Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dickerson/) > [Most of the hits I take come on top of the shoulder pads.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dickerson/most-of-the-hits-i-take-come-on-top-of-the-shoulder-pads/) [Eric Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dickerson/) > [I've stayed buddies with my old buddy Jackie Slater. I talk to Jackie Slater. I play golf with Marcus Allen a lot. I play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dickerson/i-ve-stayed-buddies-with-my-old-buddy-jackie-slater-i-talk-to-jackie/) [Eric Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dickerson/) > [In the NFL, you have a short shelf life. As a running back, if you're the first pick, and you're NFL life expectancy is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dickerson/in-the-nfl-you-have-a-short-shelf-life-as-a-running-back-if-you-re/) [Eric Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dickerson/) > [I was raised by my great-great aunt. I was adopted within our family. My mother had me when she was, I think, 15, 16.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dickerson/i-was-raised-by-my-great-great-aunt-i-was-adopted-within-our-family/) [Eric Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dickerson/) > [Playing the running back position, your legs, that's your living, that's how you make your living. You have to have great thighs, knees, everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dickerson/playing-the-running-back-position-your-legs-that-s-your-living-that-s/) [Eric Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dickerson/) > [When I loved it, I loved it. It was nothing better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dickerson/when-i-loved-it-i-loved-it-it-was-nothing-better/) [Eric Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dickerson/) > [I love the sport but it's definitely taken a toll on me. The first two years after I retired I was in pain and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dickerson/i-love-the-sport-but-it-s-definitely-taken-a-toll-on-me-the-first-two/) [Eric Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dickerson/) > [I run upright mostly when I see daylight, so if you watch film you'll see I don't get hit in the chest much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dickerson/i-run-upright-mostly-when-i-see-daylight-so-if-you-watch-film-you-ll/) [Eric Dickerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dickerson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love-golf/eric-dickerson/#itemlist", "name": "1 Love Golf Quotes By Eric Dickerson", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love golf. But do you know how I got good at golf? Because of Charles Barkley. 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