Best football Quote by Eric Dickerson

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

Them sportswriters don't even know how to put uniforms on, most of 'em.

— Eric Dickerson

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

When they have their hands on their knees, that's when they're tired.

— Eric Dickerson

I hated the goggles, don’t get me wrong, but I felt naked without them. Almost like playing without a helmet.

— Eric Dickerson

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

I think I'm proudest of making my parents proud.

— Eric Dickerson

Most of the hits I take come on top of the shoulder pads.

— Eric Dickerson

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

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

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

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