Jerry Rice
Jerry Rice
Jerry Lee Riceis a former American football wide receiver who played 20 seasons in the National Football League, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. He is widely considered to be the greatest wide receiver in NFL history and among the greatest NFL players overall...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth13 October 1962
CityStarkville, MS
CountryUnited States of America
football played
To me it was never about what I accomplished on the football field, ... it was about the way I played the game.
motivational sports fitness
Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't.
football games way
To me it was never about what I accomplished on the football field, it was about the way I played the game.
determination giving-up attitude
I think my secret is that there's no shortcuts for hard work, determination and having that don't give up attitude.
successful desire way
I had that hunger, that desire, to be successful and I wasn’t going to let anything stand in my way.
sky doors want
Once you get your education it's going to open up so many doors for you. And the sky's the limit. So that's what I want to deliver to students.
chemistry quarterback receiver
The chemistry between a quarterback and a receiver is almost like a dance.
football hard-work player
I think the thing about that was I was always willing to work; I was not the fastest or biggest player but I was determined to be the best football player I could be on the football field and I think I was able to accomplish that through hard work.
hard-work practice said
Like I said, repetition in practice and hard work.
summer football jobs
I think with my hands, it was catching a lot of footballs and working with my father during the summer because he would always make me. My father was a bricklayer so I was a helper. My job was to make sure that he had bricks to lay.
nfl way scared
They never clocked me on my way to the end zone. They never caught me because I ran scared.
football teacher successful
After I got disciplined I got introduced to football and then after that everything just took off for me. I had a lot of role models: the teachers, the coaches. Watching them give so much to so many students so they can be successful in life basically just ingrained in me that I think it's more gratifying for me to give back and than just to receive.
running passion golf
I do a lot of running, and I do it every day. I run on a track, I run hills and I work the stair-stepper extremely hard. I do some type of cardio every day. In addition, I have a passion for golf, and that helps me stay fit, too.
football monday team
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 that Monday night.