Ifs Quote by Eric Dickerson

“It doesn't matter if you want to be in the NFL or do something else. If you want something great, you won't get it sitting around.”

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

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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.

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