Eric Reid Quotes

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Eric Reid

Profession : Athlete

Birth : December 10, 1991

There are issues in this country that a lot of people feel strongly about.

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I believe that there are issues in this country - many issues, too many to name. It's not one particular issue. But there are people out there that feel there are injustices being made and happening in our country on a daily basis.

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It's not easy to do the unpopular thing.

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The goal is to talk about the issues that are happening in this country with the ultimate goal of making change.

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I still bleed purple and gold, so it was a no-brainer for me to go to LSU.

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The game of football has changed for me. It was a personal goal for me at first. But now it's a way to provide for my family. It's a way to provide for my daughter. I'm just ecstatic that I can do that.

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Tackling is my favorite part of the game.

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I love big hits.

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You can't serve God and money.

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I think I'm a very versatile player, that's how I was at LSU.

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I played a ton of special teams at LSU. I'm familiar with it, I'm comfortable doing it.

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You'll do anything for your child and that's what I'm doing.

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I'm not going to change the way I play.

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I can't imagine how traumatic it must be to have a gun pointed to your head for no reason at all.

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At the end of the day, you're just another person in society. It doesn't matter how much fame you have. It doesn't matter how much money you have.

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I refuse to be one of those people who watches injustices yet does nothing.

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It is paramount that we take control of the story behind our movement, which is that we seek equality for all Americans, no matter their race or gender.

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We know that racism and white privilege are both very much alive today.

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All three of us boys, we grew up playing soccer. It was all of our first love. One of my coaches actually wanted me to try out for the U.S. national team, but I decided to quit to pursue football.

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I'm from Louisiana, and I'm used to having space and a yard.

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