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… — Jerry Rice Copy Share Image
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… — Jerry Rice Copy Share Image
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… — Jerry Rice Copy Share
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… — Jerry Rice Copy Share
I think just what my parents instilled in me was hard work and being able to always go out there and focus and be… — Jerry Rice Copy Share
The same thing I applied to football, I applied to trying to be an actor and hopefully it came off well. — Jerry Rice Copy Share
I think the thing about that was I was always willing to work; I was not the fastest or biggest player but I was… — Jerry Rice Copy Share
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… — Jerry Rice Copy Share
Montana and I had a chemistry that was unbelievable. When I first came into the league he told me I added five years to… — Jerry Rice Copy Share
I had that hunger, that desire, to be successful and I wasn’t going to let anything stand in my way. — Jerry Rice Copy Share
I think with my hands, it was catching a lot of footballs and working with my father during the summer because he would always… — Jerry Rice Copy Share
Defensive backs are the best players on the field. But when you get an exceptional player like a Deion Sanders or a Darrell Green… — Jerry Rice Copy Share
There is still a lot of football in me and I enjoy watching the players go out there and be the best players they… — Jerry Rice Copy Share
