Top 28 Quotes & Sayings by Earl Campbell

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Earl Campbell.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Earl Christian Campbell, nicknamed "the Tyler Rose", is a former American professional football player who played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints. Known for his aggressive, punishing running style and ability to break tackles, Campbell gained recognition as one of the best power running backs in NFL history.

American - Athlete | Born: March 29, 1955

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Somebody will always break your records. It is how you live that counts.

Earl Campbell

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.

Earl Campbell

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.

Earl Campbell

I have a company called Earl Campbell Foods. I got into the meat business in 1991.

Earl Campbell

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.

Earl Campbell

There had been talk about me getting involved with the new team in Houston. I don't know if it's something that will become a realization, but it would be something that I would love to do.

Earl Campbell

I always knew that I wanted to do something in business and I prepared myself for that.

Earl Campbell

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.

Earl Campbell

I did some good things as a rookie.

Earl Campbell

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?'.

Earl Campbell

I miss the guys. I don't get to see them often. We do get together in Houston now and then.

Earl Campbell

Coming up as a kid, I played middle linebacker and I was very bow-legged, and I wanted to be like the legendary Dick Butkus.

Earl Campbell

Pittsburgh was a great team. Coach Noll, Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, L.C. Greenwood and all those guys did a great job. That's the team that kept us from winning two Super Bowls. It was a great rivalry.

Earl Campbell

My running style was kind of just head-on, because I couldn't dance.

Earl Campbell

I try to get them to remember that they're not just athletes, but student-athletes.

Earl Campbell

It really started cooking when I moved to Houston. I bought a house and got my own barbeque pit.

Earl Campbell

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.

Earl Campbell

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.

Earl Campbell

I think one game we played the Oakland Raiders and Jack Tatum and I had an accident on the one-yard line. The only thing that Jack Tatum didn't do was wrap me up so I backed into the endzone backwards.

Earl Campbell

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.

Earl Campbell

Our company sells about five to six million pounds of sausage a year. We sell it retail and to restaurants. We've got all kinds of products.

Earl Campbell

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.

Earl Campbell

When I was a kid and got in trouble, I'd always say, Mom, I'm in trouble. Well, Mom, I'm in trouble.

Earl Campbell

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.

Earl Campbell

If it weren't for the dark days, we wouldn't know what it is to walk in the light.

Earl Campbell

When you get to the end zone, act like you've been there before.

Earl Campbell

I'd go on record and say yes, I think it's time.

Earl Campbell

I played football with my whole body - My hands, my head, my face. I did it all.

Earl Campbell