O. J. Simpson quotes

O. J. Simpson was an American football player, actor, and broadcaster who gained fame for his record-breaking athletic career. His life became widely known beyond sports due to his involvement in a highly publicized criminal trial. He remains a controversial figure in both sports and popular culture. Here are 24 of his quotes:

Money takes wings. The only thing that endures is character. (O. J. Simpson)
The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that's the day you start to the top. View quote
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I've been very clear. I won. I didn't commit the crime. View quote
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I'm absolutely, l00 percent, not guilty. View quote
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I had one fight in my adult life. I had the famous '89 fight with Nicole, which she admits that she initiated the physical part. View quote
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I didn't beat her. I just pushed her out of bed. View quote
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I think I've been a great citizen. View quote
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What do you mean you have my children at the police station? Why are my kids at the police station? View quote
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I really have reached a point where I can write a book about all of this. View quote
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I tend to watch a little TV... Court TV, once in a while. Some of the cases I get interested in. View quote
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I'm enjoying the money, the big house, the cars; what ghetto kid wouldn't? (O. J. Simpson)
I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant. View quote
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My NFL pension can barely pay my son's tuition. You know, it's very little money. View quote
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I have always wanted to be liked and respected. View quote
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If there wasn't no fight, there wasn't no weekend. View quote
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I don't know how often I can discuss one incident in my entire life, but I'll continue to do that. View quote
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Nicole will come up in conversations where it's in a part of the conversation. Or we may be somewhere and I would tell some story about their mother and I. You know, we always honor her birthday. View quote
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Oh my God, Nicole is killed? Oh my God, she is dead? View quote
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I did not have anything to do with these murders. Ever. View quote
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Life was good to me. I had a great wife, good kids, money, my own health -- and I'm lonely and bored. View quote
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There is no principle involved in my holdout. Only money. (O. J. Simpson)
NFL owners should quit worrying about silly things like players celebrating in the end zone. They should give them something to really celebrate. Get rid of the artificial surfaces. View quote
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The only thing that endures is character. Fame and wealth -- all that is illusion. All that endures is character. View quote
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The fear of losing is what makes competitors so great. Show me a gracious loser and I'll show you a permanent loser. View quote
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O. J. Simpson

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Occupation: American Athlete
Born: July 9, 1947
Died: April 10, 2024
Quotes count: 24

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