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Eric Dickerson is a renowned American football player, born on September 2, 1960. He is celebrated for his exceptional running skills and outstanding performances in the sport of American football.

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“She told me I wasn't playing for the coach, I was playing for myself.”

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“When they have their hands on their knees, that's when they're tired.”

Hands Sports Tired Knees

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“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.”

Way Want Years Firsts Two Care Pain Sports Taken Take Care Chairs Two Years Retired Tolls

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“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.”

Hands Care Take Care Nfl

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“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.”

Doe Our Lives Football Excellence Who We Are

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“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.”

Ifs Want Matter Sitting Nfl Want Something Sitting Around

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“I love being single. I can come and go as I please and stay out as late as I want to.”

Want I Can Love Is Self Love Please Late Comes And Goes Being Alone Being Single Single Life Singles I Am Single Funny Being Single Happy Single Single Status Happy Being Single

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“I think I'm proudest of making my parents proud.”

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“I don't give players a chance to hit me.”

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“Running is so natural to me. When I was running track, people used to ask me, "When are you gonna start running hard?" The wind hits me in the face, and I feel so smooth - Man, I love to run!”

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“I believe if I stay tall and run up high, I can see better.”

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“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.”

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“I'd love to be in the Hall of Fame one day and win Super Bowl rings, or even one - and stay healthy.”

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“I'll tell you one thing about me: I'm very private. I always have been private. People think I'm callous, arrogant. I didn't like the media attention.”

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“When I loved it, I loved it. It was nothing better.”

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“I hated the goggles, don’t get me wrong, but I felt naked without them. Almost like playing without a helmet.”

Felt Naked Hated Helmet Goggles

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“I heard that all the time. ‘He makes it look too easy, he doesn’t run hard.’ It was always a slight on me.”

Looks Hard Running Easy Heard

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“Most of the hits I take come on top of the shoulder pads.”

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“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.”

Ifs Knows Different Energy Fun Jokes My Friends Practicals Having Fun Bubbles New Friends Outgoing Practical Joke

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“Anything will worry me. I may not get a check for the light bill off in time and I just get to worrying. I'm a worrywart.”

May Light Worry Bills Checks

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“Playing the running back position, your legs, that's your living, that's how you make your living. You have to have great thighs, knees, everything.”

Running Position Legs Knees Thighs Running Back

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“Them sportswriters don't even know how to put uniforms on, most of 'em.”

Knows Know How Ems Uniforms

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“I don't love football the way I once loved the game. I don't look at it as fun anymore, and it definitely used to be fun. A lot of the fun has been taken away from it, I guess, because you go through so much on the field and off the field.”

Way Looks Has Beens Used Games Fun Taken Fields Football Used To Be And Off

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“I love golf. But do you know how I got good at golf? Because of Charles Barkley. I was playing with Charles, Michael Jordan and Roy Green, and Charles was talking so much trash. On every shot, he was talking trash. So I left the tournament, and I went and practiced for a year and half.”

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“I was raised by my great-great aunt. I was adopted within our family. My mother had me when she was, I think, 15, 16. They tried to get her to have an abortion and she refused. So, my 'mama' adopted me, which was really her great aunt, which was really my great-great aunt, who was named Viola Dickerson. I was told that my mother was my sister.”

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“I've stayed buddies with my old buddy Jackie Slater. I talk to Jackie Slater. I play golf with Marcus Allen a lot. I play golf with Marshall Faulk a lot. My buddy Craig Young, he lives up in New Mexico. I still talk to a lot of the guys.”

Stills Play Young Guy Golf Mexico Buddy Jackie New Mexico

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“In the NFL they talk about "contracts," but it's not really a contract, it's a one year agreement. If you have a 10 year contract, it means nothing. If you get cut in the NFL, you get nothing. People don't talk about that.”

People Ifs Years Mean Cutting Nfl Agreement Contracts

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“In the NFL, you have a short shelf life. As a running back, if you're the first pick, and you're NFL life expectancy is only 3.5-6 years, your first big contract might not come until three years in - well, you might never get there. They need to get those signing bonuses up front because nothing is guaranteed.”

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“The perfect fit for L.A. would be the St. Louis Rams. I really believe that. I know their stadium deal is about expired, or it is expired. They're working through that. I think it would be the old Los Angeles Rams in town.”

Thinking Knows Believe Would Be Perfect Deals Fit Towns Los Angeles Stadiums Rams Expired Perfect Fit

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“When you look at guys who get recruited, most of the best athletes, they come from poor families. I don't forget. I was a junior looking through my mother's stuff and looked at her bank statement, and we had $30 in the bank.”

Looks Mother Guy Stuff Forget Poor Athlete Statements Juniors Best Athlete Poor Family

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About the Author

Born: September 2, 1960
Known for: Football player
Quotes: 30

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