Quotes by Jim Brown

Ben Schwartzwalder was a decent guy, but he was from another era. He was like a Marine, with a real army attitude. He thought there was only one way to play football, and that was the rough way.

If you want experiences to make you a better person, then you play two or three sports.

Im not interested in trying to work on peoples perceptions. I am who I am, and if you dont take the time to learn about that, then your perception is going to be your problem.

I came from Long Island, so I had a lot of experience at the stick. I played in junior high school, then I played in high school. The technical aspect of the game was my forte. I had all that experience, then I had strength and I was in good condition.

America is a great country. It has a lot of work to do. The bottom line is its easy to talk; its easy to have the media pick up on something, and its hard to have the patience to put something in place you can build on that will make sure each citizen has their equal rights.

Young men in my day really stepped up... These were champions for freedom, equality, and justice for all human beings, and they were educated individuals that used their education and knowledge to represent their case.

Education, family, character, intelligence, humility, okay? These are the things that make a culture live.

It is up to God to take revenge. Only God can judge. I dont have to worry about getting even with anybody or taking out any kind of aggression on anybody. Doing that is a weakness, anyway.

When Kennedy could not get the civil rights bill passed - and he was the big liberal - Lyndon Johnson came in and it got passed, and he was the conservative and the southerner. So sometimes in politics, to get something done, it takes a special kind of knowledge and a special kind of person, but it doesnt always follow the party lines.

The social issues outside of football are not as defined as they were earlier, when integration took place and certain rights were legislated. The Civil Rights movement is over. Individuals can buy homes wherever they want, travel first class wherever they want, eat wherever they want.

AI dont make a big thing out of my race. If you try to preach, people give you a little sympathy and then they want to get out of the way. So you dont preach; you tell the story.