Earl Campbell Quotes
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Somebody will always break your records. It is how you live that counts.
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After watching films of Jim Brown, I noticed that he never ran out of bounds. He always ran North and South and that's what I turned my style into. I was a North and South runner.
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I have a wife and two boys. One is 18 and the other is 14. The 18-year old is getting ready for college next year and he made a decision to run track. He runs a lot like Michael Johnson.
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Emmitt Smith is a great running back. One of the things I like about him along with Edgerrin James is that neither one of them 'show out' when they run a touchdown.
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First of all, I'm so glad that the city of Houston has a football team again. They have such great fans. I'm really happy for the people of Houston because they deserve a football team.
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My running style was kind of just head-on, because I couldn't dance.
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I talk to student-athletes. I try to get them to remember that they're not just athletes, but student-athletes. You need to get an education, keep your hands clean and try to represent the university.
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I always knew that I wanted to do something in business and I prepared myself for that.
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It really started cooking when I moved to Houston. I bought a house and got my own barbeque pit.
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When I was a kid and got in trouble, I'd always say, Mom, I'm in trouble. Well, Mom, I'm in trouble.
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I learned from different guys I played with, too. The key was probably three people: The good Lord, the offensive linemen I played with and great fullbacks that could block very well.
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I played football with my whole body - My hands, my head, my face. I did it all.
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I have a company called Earl Campbell Foods. I got into the meat business in 1991.
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I did some good things as a rookie.
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I had two things I could do: I could run over you, and I could put a good stiff arm on you. That was about it.
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When you get to the end zone, act like you've been there before.
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If it weren't for the dark days, we wouldn't know what it is to walk in the light.
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I'd go on record and say yes, I think it's time.
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There are two things panic patients hate to do. They hate to take medication - and they hate to go to doctors. They hate to come to grips.
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Sometimes I pay for it, With the way I walk now, the things I did to my body wasn't supposed to be done. At 48 years old, it is saying, 'Hey, Earl, remember what you did to me?'.
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Everything in life has a price on it - there ain't a damn thing free in America, and football has got a price on it.
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