I run a program called Amer-I-Can. We've taught in prisons, schools, juvenile facilities and we teach in the community. We have the greatest record from the standpoint of dealing with grade point averages, disciplinary action and attendance in schools. — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
Everybody does good things, but I'm talking about making major changes in the educational system that would impact an entire race. I'm talking about stopping these young gang members from killing one another. I'm talking about keeping prisons from overflowing. — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
The three greatest people in my life as a young person were white, my high school superintendent, my high school coach and a -… — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
Capitalistic society teaches kids to be No. 1, but true self-esteem doesn't come from money. It doesn't come from winning the Super Bowl. — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
The three greatest people in my life as a young person were white. I'm not a person that really deals in color. — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
Nobody I ever broke bread with - and I see players all the time - talked about using their head running the football. I've… — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
The three greatest people in my life were white, OK. My high school coach, my high school superintendent and my mentor in Manhasset, Long… — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
Success is not only for the elite. Success is there for those who want it, plan for it, and take action to achieve it. — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
You have to put money in its proper perspective. The way it is positioned in the culture is like it is the most important… — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
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… — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
We have to go back to the memories of 9-11. If that memory doesn't do anything to you as an American, then you're not… — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
The so-called incorrigibles were not the way people said they were. I found a lot of character in some of these people. — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
I never had a father, really. My great-grandmother raised me. But I was in this country where I got help from people that were… — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
