Ray Brown
Ray Brown
Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist who was inducted into the Jazz Hall Of Fame in 2003.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBassist
Date of Birth13 October 1926
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
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Nobody would have picked me to play 20 years. I wouldn't have picked myself to play 20 years. I do know there's a lot of my ex-teammates sitting at home watching, saying, 'Can you believe Ray Brown is still playing football?' I might even have family members saying, 'Why is Uncle Ray playing? He needs to get out of there.
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It's just another year. I try not to put a whole lot of bells and whistles into it. If I start to do that, it gets in the way of my preparation. Now all of a sudden I'm worried about what happens in my last home game, my last road game or my last game I'd ever play against Dallas. It doesn't matter. I just want to play.
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I know the biggest number for me being in this 20th year isn't how big I am, or how many times I've bench-pressed 225. It's that I'm 42 years old.
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The thing is, I did have problems and I wish her well,
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I'm pretty sure this is it. I'm not going to stamp that in concrete, but I don't think I want to play. I've had enough football. I've enjoyed it. And when I say I've had enough, it doesn't mean I don't like it. I've had enough with a big smile and a lot of happiness, with some pleasurable moments.
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I'm satisfied, I really am. I leave this game with so much. I've taken so much. Now it's my time to try to give something back to somebody else, to give some time to my family and give some time to some charitable organizations in my community.
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I had to have two cakes because I had so many candles. That really hit hard.
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They did a great job of scheming. I was surprised at some of the looks we got. They filled (the gaps) a different way with their linebackers that we didn't anticipate. I don't think we did a good job of adjusting.
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We had several football players on that team. Eagle Day, Billy Kinard, Eddie Crawford. Back in that time, the various coaches did not demand 100 percent of your time to a specific sport.
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