Eric Dickerson
Eric Dickerson
Eric Demetric Dickersonis a former college and professional American football player who was a running back in the National Football Leaguefor eleven seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Dickerson played college football for the SMU Mustangs of Southern Methodist University and was recognized as an All-American. He was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft and played professionally for the Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. During his NFL...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth2 September 1960
CitySealy, TX
I'm just not the outgoing bubble of energy. But if I know you, it's different. Practical jokes. Have fun. I'm not looking for any new friends. I got my friends.
Football isn't who we are, it doesn't necessarily define us. It's part of our life and it always will be, but football won't define us. Excellence does.
I believe if I stay tall and run up high, I can see better.
I run upright mostly when I see daylight, so if you watch film you'll see I don't get hit in the chest much.
I'd love to be in the Hall of Fame one day and win Super Bowl rings, or even one - and stay healthy.
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 you once you're out of the NFL. You have to work.
I love being single. I can come and go as I please and stay out as late as I want to.
When I loved it, I loved it. It was nothing better.
I hated the goggles, don’t get me wrong, but I felt naked without them. Almost like playing without a helmet.
I love the sport but it's definitely taken a toll on me. The first two years after I retired I was in pain and couldn't even sit in a chair for 2 years. 2 years! You want a sport that takes care of you the way you take care of the sport.
I heard that all the time. ‘He makes it look too easy, he doesn’t run hard.’ It was always a slight on me.
Most of the hits I take come on top of the shoulder pads.
When they have their hands on their knees, that's when they're tired.
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.