Of all the four major sports, whether you like Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, maybe you like Bobby Orr, or you like Larry Bird or Tom Brady - Bill Russell is the greatest athlete to play in Boston. — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share Image
Charles Barkley played in an era where he was never the guy. He always had to take a back seat to Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Isaiah Thomas, because what did they have that he never got? A championship. — 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… — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share Image
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
I meet athletes from different backgrounds and see they share the same mentality and process as other athletes in other sports. — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share Image
I don't have a problem with athletes speaking up, but I want to make sure before they speak up, they read up. — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share Image
I could have never been a high diver or a gymnast because I don't like subjectivity. I love where I'm faster than you,, or… — Shannon Sharpe Copy Share Image
