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“This is how I started playing: I was playing hooky…” quote by Jerry Rice — Download Open image

“This is how I started playing: I was playing hooky one day, and the coach and the principal walked up behind me. They scared me, and I ran, and they noticed I could run really fast. They wanted me to come out for the football team.”

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