Earl Campbell Quotes

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• Somebody will always break your records. It is how you live that counts.
• If it weren't for the dark days, we wouldn't know what it is to walk in the light.
• I played football with my whole body - My hands, my head, my face. I did it all.
• I had two things I could do: I could run over you, and I could put a good stiff arm on you. That was about…
• My running style was kind of just head-on, because I couldn't dance.
• I learned from different guys I played with, too. The key was probably three people: The good Lord, the offensive linemen I played with and…
• After watching films of Jim Brown, I noticed that he never ran out of bounds. He always ran North and South and that's what I…
• Emmitt Smith is a great running back. One of the things I like about him along with Edgerrin James is that neither one of them…
• I always knew that I wanted to do something in business and I prepared myself for that.
• Everything in life has a price on it - there ain't a damn thing free in America, and football has got a price on it.
• I did some good things as a rookie.
• First of all, I'm so glad that the city of Houston has a football team again. They have such great fans. I'm really happy for…
• I have a company called Earl Campbell Foods. I got into the meat business in 1991.
• I have a wife and two boys. One is 18 and the other is 14. The 18-year old is getting ready for college next year…
• When you get to the end zone, act like you've been there before.
• I'd go on record and say yes, I think it's time.
• It really started cooking when I moved to Houston. I bought a house and got my own barbeque pit.
• Sometimes I pay for it, With the way I walk now, the things I did to my body wasn't supposed to be done. At 48…
• I talk to student-athletes. I try to get them to remember that they're not just athletes, but student-athletes. You need to get an education, keep…
• There are two things panic patients hate to do. They hate to take medication - and they hate to go to doctors. They hate to…

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