Jerry Rice

I feel like I'm the best, but you're not going to get me to say that.

— 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…

— 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…

— Jerry Rice

I think just what my parents instilled in me was hard work and being able to always go out there and focus…

— Jerry Rice

The chemistry between a quarterback and a receiver is almost like a dance.

— Jerry Rice

The same thing I applied to football, I applied to trying to be an actor and hopefully it came off well.

— Jerry Rice

Like I said, repetition in practice and hard work.

— Jerry Rice

I think the thing about that was I was always willing to work; I was not the fastest or biggest player but…

— 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…

— Jerry Rice

Montana and I had a chemistry that was unbelievable. When I first came into the league he told me I added five…

— Jerry Rice

I had that hunger, that desire, to be successful and I wasn’t going to let anything stand in my way.

— Jerry Rice

I think with my hands, it was catching a lot of footballs and working with my father during the summer because he…

— Jerry Rice

Defensive backs are the best players on the field. But when you get an exceptional player like a Deion Sanders or a…

— Jerry Rice

I was always in search of a perfect game and I never got it.

— Jerry Rice

There is still a lot of football in me and I enjoy watching the players go out there and be the best…

— Jerry Rice

I think I just went into a system that was willing to utilize me and gave me opportunities and I felt fortunate…

— Jerry Rice

“Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I will do what others can't.”

— Jerry Rice

I'm used to performing under pressure, but that's playing football.

— Jerry Rice

I went out there to play my game for the fun of it and never based my career around records.

— Jerry Rice

Most injuries require chiropractic care. It works better for me than anything else.

— Jerry Rice

There are a lot of young players here right now, and these guys are going to eventually learn as they go. Next…

— Jerry Rice

You know, I never looked down the road and said, 'Hey look, one day, the Hall of Fame.' It's always about playing…

— Jerry Rice

I do a lot of running, and I do it every day. I run on a track, I run hills and I…

— Jerry Rice

I played the game for 20 years, and I think that kept me on the football field, being adjusted. Getting hit so…

— Jerry Rice

I was just a small boy from Mississippi, and now little kids are going to identify with me through this game.

— Jerry Rice