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
calling opponent people plays regroup routes saying start
People are on to us right now. They're got our number. We have to regroup and start doing something a little more different. I'm not saying we're predictable, but when you've got the opponent out there calling out plays, and they know what's coming, then we've got a problem. They know what plays we're calling. They pretty much know what routes we're running. They pretty much have us down right now.
hard until
I think it was the right thing. I know how hard this was for him. He would like to play until he was 60 if he could.
advantage hard opportunity wants worker
I just told him, 'Hey, you've got to let it go. He's a hard worker and I think he wants success, but he's got to keep on pushing. When the opportunity is there, that's when you've got to take advantage of it.
approach season thinking year
I pretty much approach every season never thinking about what I accomplished the year before.
decided happy
I'm very happy I decided to take the chance.
feels played
I'm working more now than when I played football. It feels right.
If you have a chance, that's all you want. And I feel we have a chance.
hands people guy
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 of my hands.
successful nfl being-successful
Not wanting to disappoint is what pushed me to be successful.
football hard-work thinking
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 football field during practice I wanted to leave that football field with learning something about what the practice was about for me that day.
book fall kids
I had to work hard and hit the books because the opportunity to play in the NFL is not really that big, so I knew I needed something to fall back on. That's the message I want to send to those kids when I talk to them in person and let them know the most important thing is getting your education.
football team games
As a fan, you want to be able to go to a football game, you want to feel secure, you want to be able to just watch the game, root for your team, and that's the way it should be.
football thinking games
I played the game for 20 years, and I think that kept me on the football field, being adjusted. Getting hit so many times, being all out of whack, and going in to see my chiropractor kept me back on the football field.
stars dancing giving
My agent said, 'Jerry, Dancing With the Stars - they want you on there.' I said, 'Ain't no way. I'm not going to do that.' Then he came back to me again, and he kept putting pressure on me. I said, 'All right, I'll give it a try.'