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> [We have seen some of the greatest athletes fall because they have tried to take shortcuts. I'm not going to call any names but we talk about guys that was like at the top of their game that people just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/we-have-seen-some-of-the-greatest-athletes-fall-because-they-have/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-rice/)

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## More by Jerry Rice

> [I feel like I'm the best, but you're not going to get me to say that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/i-feel-like-i-m-the-best-but-you-re-not-going-to-get-me-to-say-that/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/my-first-experience-with-football-was-not-very-good-because-i-didn-t/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-rice/)

> [During the offseason, I didn't take any time off. And I played this game for over 20 years. So right after the season, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/during-the-offseason-i-didn-t-take-any-time-off-and-i-played-this/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/i-think-just-what-my-parents-instilled-in-me-was-hard-work-and-being/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-rice/)

> [The chemistry between a quarterback and a receiver is almost like a dance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/the-chemistry-between-a-quarterback-and-a-receiver-is-almost-like-a/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-rice/)

> [The same thing I applied to football, I applied to trying to be an actor and hopefully it came off well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/the-same-thing-i-applied-to-football-i-applied-to-trying-to-be-an/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-rice/)

> [Like I said, repetition in practice and hard work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/like-i-said-repetition-in-practice-and-hard-work/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/i-think-the-thing-about-that-was-i-was-always-willing-to-work-i-was/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/monday-night-football-that-was-everything-to-me-because-you-get-a/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/montana-and-i-had-a-chemistry-that-was-unbelievable-when-i-first-came/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-rice/)

> [I had that hunger, that desire, to be successful and I wasn’t going to let anything stand in my way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/i-had-that-hunger-that-desire-to-be-successful-and-i-wasn-t-going-to/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/i-think-with-my-hands-it-was-catching-a-lot-of-footballs-and-working/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-rice/)

> [Defensive backs are the best players on the field. But when you get an exceptional player like a Deion Sanders or a Darrell Green…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/defensive-backs-are-the-best-players-on-the-field-but-when-you-get-an/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-rice/)

> [I was always in search of a perfect game and I never got it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/i-was-always-in-search-of-a-perfect-game-and-i-never-got-it/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/there-is-still-a-lot-of-football-in-me-and-i-enjoy-watching-the/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-rice/)

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