Jim Brown
Jim Brown
James Nathaniel Brownis a former professional American football player and actor. He is best known for his record-setting nine-year career as a fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football Leaguefrom 1957 through 1965. In 2002, he was named by Sporting News as the greatest professional football player ever...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth17 February 1936
CitySt. Simons, GA
CountryUnited States of America
Ya know, America's a great country. It's great because it allows you to fight. And you can win, if you have the stamina and tenacity.
There were a lot of running backs as good as me. The real difference was that I could focus. I never laid back and relied on natural ability.
Money has changed today's black athletes. Those who have the ability as African men to bring a change in a community that so desperately needs it are concentrating only on their own careers, some charities and how much money they can make.
I'm a very sensitive person. I do like to be respected. I'm very loyal. I like it to be a two-way street.
I set my standards so high, no one could be harsher on me than I was.
I don't teach kids to be number 1. Organizations and people that tell you you have to be number 1; that's not it. You don't have to be number 1. What I teach is to be as good as you can be. Use what you have and be as good as you can be. That's all you can do, anyway.
Lacrosse is probably the best sport I ever played.
Teammates are there for each other even after the noise of the crowd is gone.
I don't deal in frustration. I'm a fighter. And everything I've ever gotten, I've had to fight for.
Make sure when anyone tackles you he remembers how much it hurts.
Showing weakness will encourage your opponents. It inspires them. It encourages them to hit harder. To come faster. But when you don't show any fear, or when you don't show any hurt, you have the opportunity to discourage your opponent. You discourage your enemies. The bottom line is, if you think properly, you don't even have to think about all of that. All you have to think about is that guy across from me is human, and so am I. And he'll never out-work me. He'll never out-think me. And if you can't out-work me, and you can't out-think me, you'll never beat me.
I'm not interested in trying to work on people's perceptions. I am who I am, and if you don't take the time to learn about that, then your perception is going to be your problem.
Success is not only for the elite. Success is there for those who want it, plan for it, and take action to achieve it.
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