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 you once you're out of the NFL. You have to work. — Eric Dickerson Copy Share Image
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 couldn't even sit in a chair for 2 years. 2 years! You want a sport that… — Eric Dickerson Copy Share Image
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… — Eric Dickerson Copy Share Image
Them sportswriters don't even know how to put uniforms on, most of 'em. — Eric Dickerson Copy Share Image
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… — Eric Dickerson Copy Share Image
When they have their hands on their knees, that's when they're tired. — Eric Dickerson Copy Share Image
I hated the goggles, don’t get me wrong, but I felt naked without them. Almost like playing without a helmet. — Eric Dickerson Copy Share Image
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… — Eric Dickerson Copy Share Image
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… — Eric Dickerson Copy Share Image
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… — Eric Dickerson Copy Share Image
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.… — Eric Dickerson Copy Share Image
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. — Eric Dickerson Copy Share Image
