Jim Brown Quotes

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Jim Brown

Profession : Athlete

Birth : February 17, 1936

Baltimore has proven themselves on the football field. We can't take that away.

Jim Brown

When I think of greatness, I think of guys like Earl Campbell and Gale Sayers and Walter Payton, and these individuals who, it's unanimous they're going to make a difference - when they're coming out of college, there's no doubt.

Jim Brown

I would love to have a role with the Browns. I think that's what every ex-player would like to do most of all: to be a contributor to the success of an organization that he was a player that brought a certain amount of success.

Jim Brown

I'm stuck with being No. 32 for the Cleveland Browns. I can't do anything about that, and I don't' want to do anything about it.

Jim Brown

Ultimately, a running back has to get rid of tacklers without his blockers being a part of it.

Jim Brown

Concussions have brought the consciousness to the problem, but I think the problem is football-related injuries, period, and the lack of support from the league of those players who have suffered those injuries. The denial factor has been unbelievable. I'm here because I'm a fighter to try to bring attention to this fact.

Jim Brown

It doesn't take science to know that when you have head-to-head collisions, there's going to be some effect.

Jim Brown

Boxing is a great example of it, but in football, sometimes you're taking greater hits than boxers. When you have one man going full speed against another man, and those heads are colliding, it's just the fact of science you're going to have results.

Jim Brown

I don't want football to not be played, but I would like the sophistication brought forth to take care of those who need to be taken care of and to take the precaution, at the sacrifice of winning, to take care of people.

Jim Brown

Nobody I ever broke bread with - and I see players all the time - talked about using their head running the football. I've seen Barry Sanders and Eric Dickerson and Marcus Allen and Franco Harris, and we've all been together - we were all together at the Super Bowl - and no one talked about using their head.

Jim Brown

Adrian Peterson isn't running by committee.

Jim Brown

Nobody is going to tell me Marshawn Lynch can't run. He's strong as an ox.

Jim Brown

Ultimately, if you look at the game and there are two minutes left, and you have to ensure your victory, you don't want to throw the damn football. You want a runner who can run the clock out.

Jim Brown

I could never understand why they did that to Barry Sanders in Detroit. I know that's one of the reasons why he retired, because they took him out on third down and let someone else catch the ball. I thought they must be out of their mind because Barry is such a threat.

Jim Brown

The funny thing about cinema is, usually when they do a story that has African Americans in it, there always has to be a white guy who's the savior.

Jim Brown

You can do a hell of a film if you can understand what it is to be a man in America.

Jim Brown

I just walk funny.

Jim Brown

I gave away most of my trophies, put away the plaques.

Jim Brown

If you're an old cat around young girls, you got to have somethin' to bring to the table.

Jim Brown

Money is lonely anyway. When you got it, people always want it. You don't want to be used; sometimes you don't know where a cat is comin' from.

Jim Brown