Brownie here, I wanted to say a little something about Jim Brown.
His Greatest asset was not his unmatched combination of pure strength and agility.
It was his Mind that made him The Great Jim Brown. He was always thinking ahead of the rest.
I won't ramble on with examples.... like how Jim Brown always picked himself up from the ground very slowly after he was tackled, even in the beginning of the game when he was feeling strong. He never jumped up quickly to run back to the huddle, WHY? Because he knew that at some point he would be really hurting and when that time came he did not want the opponet to know...... he would never give the other team the satisfaction of thinking they were slowing him down.....that way He maintained the mystique and the intimidation over his opponets.
er... crap I rambled didn't I? Sorry just one more thing and I will get my coat.
Because Jim Brown is an icon of Sport and of the Civil Rights movement he is always asked all sorts of questions.
Recently he had this to say regarding Tiger Woods and the ryder cup.
*paraphrasing*
"The greatest thing about Tiger is his relationship with his Father. Tiger is a killer. He is an assassin. His father brought him up that way. (A former Marine was Earl Woods)...And That is why he is out of his element in the Ryder cup. As part of a team he is not the same. He has to let his guard down and That is not how he operates."
I thought this was a profound observation, I spent about 30 minutes looking for the actual quote. Ill keep looking.
So Why say all this?....Well Jim Brown never pulls any punches. He is frank and direct to a fault. He likened Michael Jordan to a "master's boy" for his lack of social/political commentary. Jim Brown is bigger than football.
And he backs Randy Lerner 100%.
And Here in the land of the burning river, where the Natives are restless...that means a whole lot.
Not trying to hijack this thread my friends. Carry on!