We had some bad calls too against us, the one right with [George] Kittle right before halftime. Im like, Are you serious? Come on! I understand if you really extend your arm but let the players play. Jerry Rice More Quotes by Jerry Rice More Quotes From Jerry Rice Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't. Jerry Rice successmotivationalsports The Enemy of the best is the good. If you're always settling with what's good, you'll never be the best. Jerry Rice nflinspirationalenemy I think my secret is that there's no shortcuts for hard work, determination and having that don't give up attitude. Jerry Rice giving-updeterminationattitude I had that hunger, that desire, to be successful and I wasn’t going to let anything stand in my way. Jerry Rice successfuldesireway 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. Jerry Rice hard-workfootballthinking 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. Jerry Rice wantskydoors To me it was never about what I accomplished on the football field, it was about the way I played the game. Jerry Rice nflgamesfootball 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 game 100 percent and I thank my teammates for getting me into the Hall because football is a team sport, not an individual sport. Jerry Rice teamfootballsports I was always in search of a perfect game and I never got it. Jerry Rice nflgamesperfect Not wanting to disappoint is what pushed me to be successful. Jerry Rice being-successfulnflsuccessful 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 those bricks. I wouldn't change anything about it. That's why I'm where I am today. Really. Jerry Rice strongsummerfather 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. Jerry Rice successfulteacherfootball Coming from the South, I just felt you had to work just a little bit harder. It was not going to be handed to you. I’d get the letters from all the major schools but no one came out to talk to me face to face until this small, dominant black school, Mississippi State Valley University sent a coach out to me. I had a chance to talk to him and he said, ‘Hey Jerry, we’re going to be doing some great things at Mississippi Valley State University and we would love to have you there.’ Jerry Rice blacklittlesschool The same thing I applied to football, I applied to trying to be an actor and hopefully it came off well. Jerry Rice actorstryingfootball I want to do a good job. I'm just learning and I just want to have fun with it. Jerry Rice wantfunjobs 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. Jerry Rice summerjobsfootball They never clocked me on my way to the end zone. They never caught me because I ran scared. Jerry Rice scarednflway The game of life requires the edge that chiropractic care provides. Jerry Rice chiropractic-careedgesgames The chemistry between a quarterback and a receiver is almost like a dance. Jerry Rice receiverquarterbackchemistry Like I said, repetition in practice and hard work. Jerry Rice hard-workpracticesaid
