“The same thing I applied to football, I applied to trying to be an actor and hopefully it came off well.” TryingWellsActorsFootballHopefully Author:Jerry Rice
“My first experience with football was not very good because I didn't plan on playing football. I was just playing hookie one day and I was a sophomore and decided not to go to class. And the principal - normally he does his rounds and I thought I had him down pretty good where he was going to be - he sort of walked up behind me and scared me. He noticed I could run real fast. So that's how I got introduced to football.” FirstsDoeRealRunningBehindsClassPlansFootballOne DayDecidedRoundsVery GoodScaredPrincipalPlaying FootballSophomore Author:Jerry Rice
“After I got disciplined I got introduced to football and then after that everything just took off for me. I had a lot of role models: the teachers, the coaches. Watching them give so much to so many students so they can be successful in life basically just ingrained in me that I think it's more gratifying for me to give back and than just to receive.” ThinkingGivingRolesSuccessfulTeacherStudentsFootballModelsCoachesBeing SuccessfulRole ModelsGiving Back Author:Jerry Rice
“I think with my hands, it was catching a lot of footballs and working with my father during the summer because he would always make me. My father was a bricklayer so I was a helper. My job was to make sure that he had bricks to lay.” ThinkingHandsJobsFatherFootballSummerLaysBricksCatchingHelpersBricklayers Author:Jerry Rice
“I think just what my parents instilled in me was hard work and being able to always go out there and focus and be 100%. I took that work ethic into the NFL and everyday I always gave 100% and never wanted anything to be handed to me. I wanted to earn it. And every time I stepped on that football field during practice I wanted to leave that football field with learning something about what the practice was about for me that day...” ThinkingHardAbleWantedParentPracticeFocusFieldsFootballHard WorkEthicsEverydayNflWork EthicFootball Field Author:Jerry Rice
“I could barely speak after I was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers. I was going to play for the defending Super Bowl champions.... I immediately thought of all the great players on the team. I was in awe, as I had watched these soon-to-be legends play on television. They epitomized for me what football was all about: the love of the game, the professional approach, and the desire to win.” PlayDesireGamesWinningSpeakPlayerTeamTelevisionFootballApproachChampionNflAweLegendsBowlsSan FranciscoSuper BowlDesire To WinThe Love Of The Game Author:Jerry Rice
“As a fan, you want to be able to go to a football game, you want to feel secure, you want to be able to just watch the game, root for your team, and that's the way it should be.” WayWantFeelsShouldAbleGamesWatchesTeamFansFootballRootsSecureFootball Game Author:Jerry Rice
“I played the game for 20 years, and I think that kept me on the football field, being adjusted. Getting hit so many times, being all out of whack, and going in to see my chiropractor kept me back on the football field.” ThinkingYearsGamesFieldsFootballFootball Field Author:Jerry Rice
“I've grown over the years and I know how to adapt to situations, where I can go into a situation where there's a crowd of people and just take over. But pretty much I'm off to myself. And I'm totally committed to the game of football. That's why I've had so much success.” PeopleKnowsYearsI CanGamesSituationKnow HowFootballCommittedCrowdsRice Author:Jerry Rice
“I think the thing about that was I was always willing to work; I was not the fastest or biggest player but I was determined to be the best football player I could be on the football field and I think I was able to accomplish that through hard work.” ThinkingHardAblePlayerFieldsFootballWillingHard WorkAccomplishDeterminedNflBeing The BestBest FootballFootball PlayerFootball Field Author:Jerry Rice
“Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't.” I CanMotivationalTodaySuccessSportsAchieveFootballTomorrowExerciseFutureSucceedAchievementAmbitionAthletePositivityAccomplishAccomplishmentMotivational SportsFitnessSuccess In LifeMondayInspirational SportsKey To SuccessAthleticRoad To SuccessRecipe For SuccessMotivational BasketballMotivational SuccessMotivational Inspirational SportsMotivational SalesBasketball MotivationPast Present FutureAthlete MotivationalMental StrengthBest SportsReaching Your GoalsMotivational WorkoutBest AthleteInspirational AthleteSports FootballMental ToughnessMotivational GoalFootball MotivationBasketball GameMotivational FootballAthletic MotivationalInspiring AthleteGoals And MotivationAthletic InspirationalFitness WorkoutInspirational Football CoachSports TrainingMotivation To WinWinning SportsFitness TrainingWinning FootballMotivational WinningWinning MotivationalMotivational ExerciseMotivational TrainingPerseverance SportsSports StarsGood WorkoutInspirational SellingGreat WorkoutToughness In SportsSports Mental ToughnessUltimate MotivationalPositive Training Author:Jerry Rice
“I feel like I'm the best, but you're not going to get me to say that.” FeelsMotivationalSportsFootballDumbNflAmerican FootballBest AthleteSports FootballFunny FootballFootball MotivationFunniest SportsFunny American FootballNfl FootballStupid SportsDumb SportsHilarious Sports Author:Jerry Rice
“To me, it was never about what I accomplished on the football field. It was about the way I played the game. I played the game with a lot of determination, a lot of poise, a lot of pride and I think what you saw out there...was an individual who really just loved the game.” ThinkingWayGamesIndividualSawsFieldsFootballPrideDeterminationAccomplishedPoiseFootball Field Author:Jerry Rice
“The things that are happening to me are unbelievable. I'm actually busier right now than when I played football. This is almost like I'm coming back out of retirement. It will be fun to see myself in the game.” GamesFunFootballRight NowHappeningsRetirementUnbelievableComing BackBusier Author:Jerry Rice
“To me it was never about what I accomplished on the football field, it was about the way I played the game.” WayGamesFieldsFootballNflAccomplishedRiceFootball Field Author:Jerry Rice
“I'm really looking forward to the Hall of Fame ceremonies. It's going to be unbelievable - just crazy. I'm looking forward to thanking all the fans for inspiring me to go out there and play my best football each and every game.” PlayGamesCrazyFansFootballFameHallsUnbelievableCeremonyLooking ForwardBest FootballHall Of Fame Author:Jerry Rice
“You know, I never looked down the road and said, 'Hey look, one day, the Hall of Fame.' It's always about playing each and every game 100 percent and I thank my teammates for getting me into the Hall because football is a team sport, not an individual sport.” KnowsLooksSaidGamesIndividualSportsTeamFootballOne DayFamePercentHeyHallsTeammateDown The RoadHall Of FameSports Team Author:Jerry Rice
“There is still a lot of football in me and I enjoy watching the players go out there and be the best players they can possibly be.” StillsEnjoyPlayerFootballBeing The BestBest Players Author:Jerry Rice
“Monday Night Football. That was everything to me because you get a chance to show everybody what you're capable of. It's only two teams on that Monday night.” TwoShowsNightChanceTeamFootballCapableMondayMonday NightMonday Night Football Author:Jerry Rice
“I'm used to performing under pressure, but that's playing football.” UsedFootballPressurePerformingUnder PressurePlaying Football Author:Jerry Rice
“Montana and I had a chemistry that was unbelievable. When I first came into the league he told me I added five years to his career, and I just think we complimented each other very well and were able to do some amazing things out on the football field.” ThinkingYearsFirstsWellsAbleCareersFiveFieldsFootballLeagueFive YearsChemistryUnbelievableAmazing ThingsMontanaFootball Field Author:Jerry Rice
