Eric Reid Quotes
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We have to lower our guard and know saying something's wrong isn't a bad thing.
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I can't imagine how traumatic it must be to have a gun pointed to your head for no reason at all.
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The goal is to keep the dialogue open. There are issues in the USA that a lot of people feel strongly about. The goal is just to fix those issues. To make progress on those issues.
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Guys that are playing in the preseason are one play away from being a starter.
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I have a job to do, so I'm gonna do it.
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The Great Depression, they come out with the New Deal, black people didn't have access to those government stimulus packages. The New Deal set up what is known as the modern-day middle class. We didn't have access to programs - the G.I. Bill, Social Security, home loans - none of that.
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As long as you focus on getting better at one thing a day it accumulates.
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Everybody evaluates their own situation as far as playing this game.
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I think that's something that we as black people in this country have been robbed of. I compare it to my brother's wife, who is Hispanic. She was born in America but her parents are from Honduras. She speaks Spanish. She knows the culture. But most black people, we were robbed of that. We don't know our heritage.
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It's not easy to do the unpopular thing.
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It has always been my understanding that the brave men and women who fought and died for our country did so to ensure that we could live in a fair and free society, which includes the right to speak out in protest.
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Tackling is my favorite part of the game.
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I've just always done what I've felt is best, according to what the Bible tells me. That's why I started protesting, and that's what I continue to do every day.
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You'd like to think we're past certain things, the way we treat people. I thought we were at a time where you love your neighbor as yourself. But as I've studied history - it hasn't repeated itself necessarily, but it's dressed a little different and is acting the same.
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For me, when I make a mistake on the field, it hurts. I usually don't forget it until the same situation comes up and I make it right.
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I believe I've got to speak up for my people.
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My goal every day is just to get better at something.
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I pride myself on being able to get the guys lined up on the team, and being a great teammate and also doing my job.
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I've been very fortunate and blessed to have been able to play football at LSU.
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My mother served in the Armed Forces.
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It's really exciting for me and my brothers to watch the World Cup.
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There's nothing like being on the field, taking on blocks, chasing after fast guys.
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We've got to keep fighting. Got to keep agitating. Got to keep making sure that we put pressure on the people who make the laws, and the decisions, in this country.
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I'm not going to change the way I play.