My NFL pension can barely pay my son’s tuition. You know, it’s very little money.

Meaning of the quote

O.J. Simpson, a former American athlete, is saying that the money he gets from his NFL retirement pension is not enough to cover the cost of his son's school fees. He is surprised that the amount of money he receives is very small, even though he played in the NFL.

About O. J. Simpson

O.J. Simpson was a legendary NFL running back known as “the Juice” who had a successful career with the Buffalo Bills. However, his life was overshadowed by his highly publicized murder trial in 1994, where he was controversially acquitted of killing his ex-wife and her friend, despite later being found liable in a civil suit.

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I really have reached a point where I can write a book about all of this.

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If there wasn’t no fight, there wasn’t no weekend.

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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.

O. J. Simpson

American football player and actor (1947-2024)

Oh my God, Nicole is killed? Oh my God, she is dead?

O. J. Simpson

American football player and actor (1947-2024)

I think I’ve been a great citizen.

O. J. Simpson

American football player and actor (1947-2024)

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.

O. J. Simpson

American football player and actor (1947-2024)

What do you mean you have my children at the police station? Why are my kids at the police station?

O. J. Simpson

American football player and actor (1947-2024)

I didn’t beat her. I just pushed her out of bed.

O. J. Simpson

American football player and actor (1947-2024)

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.

O. J. Simpson

American football player and actor (1947-2024)

I’ve been very clear. I won. I didn’t commit the crime.

O. J. Simpson

American football player and actor (1947-2024)

I don’t know how often I can discuss one incident in my entire life, but I’ll continue to do that.

O. J. Simpson

American football player and actor (1947-2024)

I’m absolutely, l00 percent, not guilty.

O. J. Simpson

American football player and actor (1947-2024)

I have always wanted to be liked and respected.

O. J. Simpson

American football player and actor (1947-2024)

My NFL pension can barely pay my son’s tuition. You know, it’s very little money.

O. J. Simpson

American football player and actor (1947-2024)

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.

O. J. Simpson

American football player and actor (1947-2024)

I’m enjoying the money, the big house, the cars; what ghetto kid wouldn’t?

O. J. Simpson

American football player and actor (1947-2024)

The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that’s the day you start to the top.

O. J. Simpson

American football player and actor (1947-2024)

Money takes wings. The only thing that endures is character.

O. J. Simpson

American football player and actor (1947-2024)

I did not have anything to do with these murders. Ever.

O. J. Simpson

American football player and actor (1947-2024)