Jerry Rice Quotes

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• The Enemy of the best is the good. If you're always settling with what's good, you'll never be the best.
• I had that hunger, that desire, to be successful and I wasn’t going to let anything stand in my way.
• To me, it was never about what I accomplished on the football field. It was about the way I played the game. I played the…
• The game of life requires the edge that chiropractic care provides,
• I just want the same thing Joe Montana got when he was MVP. He got respect. He got commercials. He got everything
• I went out there to play my game for the fun of it and never based my career around records.
• The things that are happening to me are unbelievable. I'm actually busier right now than when I played football. This is almost like I'm coming…
• The absolute worst thing a receiver can do is worry about not catching the ball or about getting hit.
• Like I said, repetition in practice and hard work.
• To me it was never about what I accomplished on the football field, it was about the way I played the game.
• I used to help out my father, a bricklayer, in the summer. I'd catch the bricks (that were dropped). And it made me strong, catching…
• I'm really looking forward to the Hall of Fame ceremonies. It's going to be unbelievable - just crazy. I'm looking forward to thanking all the…
• You know, I never looked down the road and said, 'Hey look, one day, the Hall of Fame.' It's always about playing each and every…
• There is still a lot of football in me and I enjoy watching the players go out there and be the best players they can…
• My work ethic came from my parents and my fear of failure. I came from a small, predominantly black school and I didn't want to…
• 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 on…
• People would look at me weird. You know, like, 'Why is this guy's hands always in his pockets?' But I was embarrassed by the size…
• I think it was fantastic being in the 49ers Hall of Fame.
• I'm used to performing under pressure, but that's playing football.
• Defensive backs are the best players on the field. But when you get an exceptional player like a Deion Sanders or a Darrell Green -…

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