Jim Brown

Football Player

Jim Brown is a legendary NFL player and civil rights activist known for his exceptional athleticism and commitment to social justice.

Born
February 17, 1936
Quotes
52
Rank
#3392

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"Nobody I ever broke bread with, and I see players all the time, talked about using their head running the football."

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"I think the National Football League needs a new union. The heavyweights of this union are not heavyweights enough."

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"Donald Trump was very receptive. Funny. Cracked some jokes. And understand it very well. And said he was in that he would work with us."

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"My point is, if we respect the winner and approach that person, have access to that person and that person will look at what we are presenting, that is not too bad."

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"We have free elections. Everybody can vote, we fought for that, we brag about that and we know we're going to have a winner and we're going to have a loser."

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"I'm not pro-owner or pro-player. I am pro-football. I want the game to go on. I want the game to be tough. I don't want the game to be a killer of our players."

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"I had a choice to be lazy or lean - if I hadn't changed, thing probably would catch up with me."

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"I was just a big guy running down with a big, deep pocket and little short stick putting it against my chest."

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"When I'm on a picture, I have two bosses - the director and the producer. My co-star is not my boss."

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"The three greatest people in my life as a young person were white. I'm not a person that really deals in color."

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"I recognize the inequities certain cultures have to go through. I understand the history of slavery. I know all those things. But I'm not a victim. I can vote, I can participate, I can invest my money, I can invest my time, and that's what I'm doing. I'm not working for anybody. I'm not making any money doing what I'm doing. I'm doing it because someone did it for me."

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