I could never understand why they did that to Barry Sanders in Detroit. I know that's one of the reasons why he retired, because they took him out on third down and let someone else catch the ball. I thought… — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
My biggest problem was to get the coaches to understand that I was a runner, and I wanted to prepare myself based upon the calisthenics I did and get myself ready. For example, I used my forearm when I ran… — 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
