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
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.
best dedication enjoyed field football hard individual loved saw took wife work
I think what you saw out there on the football field was an individual who really just loved the game. I was just like a little kid. I enjoyed the hard work and the dedication and the preparation I had to make to try to be one of the best receivers to ever play the game. The first 10 years, my wife and I, we never took a vacation.
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.
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.
hard-work practice said
Like I said, repetition in practice and hard work.
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.
I'm out the door. I'm on that team. Without a doubt.
best handle throw
I'm just going to take it and try to make the best of it. I've got to show them I can handle what they're going to throw at me.
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.
football played
To me it was never about what I accomplished on the football field, ... it was about the way I played the game.
The one thing about T.O. is that T.O. is very defensive,
came earn given guys playing
I wanted to earn my position. I didn't want to have anything given to me. I came in here and competed, but those guys are playing well right now.
forward life looking next phase
That's it for me. I'm done and I'm looking forward to the next phase in my life now.