I don't teach kids to be No. 1. Organizations and people that tell you you have to be No. 1; that's not it. You don't have to be No. 1. What I teach is to be as good as you… — 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
One of the most fantastic experiences I ever had was as a decathlete. I finished fifth in the nation my senior year of high… — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
When you think of the sacrifices our firefighters make, think about the service of soldiers in foreign lands and listen to their lives, you… — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
Young black men in this country have to understand that they have a responsibility. They cannot be the enemy in their own neighborhoods and… — Jim Brown Copy Share Image
