Growing up on a farm, I saw that if I didn't go to the military or go to school, and I knew my mom and my family wasn't going to be able to send me to school out of their pocket, so it basically came down to athletics. I knew I didn't want to work on a farm. I knew… — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share
No one in my family graduated from college until my brother did, and then I did. — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share Image
You can get in front of the media and say, 'Yeah, I'm working hard.' You can't do it in front of those… — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share Image
I am the only player who has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and am the second-best player in… — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share Image
I was a terrible student. I didn't graduate magna cum laude: I graduated 'Thank you, Lawdy!' — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share Image
Some guys get on the road, the first thing they do is look for the nearest golf course. I look for a gym. — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share Image
I really carried that seventh-round tag with me my whole career, even at the end. — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share Image
There's not a throw that Tom Brady can make that Aaron Rodgers can't, but there are several throws that Aaron Rodgers can make that… — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share Image
In our culture, when the parents are having a tough time, the grandparents take care of the kids. — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share Image
Growing up on a farm, I saw that if I didn't go to the military or go to school, and I knew my mom and my family wasn't going to be able to send me to school out of their pocket, so it basically came down to athletics. I knew I didn't want to work on a farm. I knew… — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share
You have to do more than the coaches ask you, or you'll never be a great player in this league. — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share Image
I can't for the life of me - and I've tried - love someone like I love my grandmother, my sister and my mom. — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share Image
This was a no-brainer, ... When it came down to it, I said to myself, Hey, you can still play, you can still play… — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share Image
