If I should get selected into the Hall of Fame, I'd be able to say 'thank you' to all the legends that are in the Hall of Fame. And also say thank you to my teammates, and also to all… — 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 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 -… — 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 Image
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… — Jerry Rice Copy Share
The chemistry between a quarterback and a receiver is almost like a dance. — Jerry Rice Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
