I'm used to performing under pressure, but that's playing football.

I had that hunger, that desire, to be successful and I wasn’t going to let anything stand in my way.

The things that are happening to me are unbelievable. I'm actually busier right now than when I played football. This is almost like I'm coming back out of retirement. It will be fun to see myself in the game.

Like I said, repetition in practice and hard work.

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.’

Not wanting to disappoint is what pushed me to be successful.

I just want the same thing Joe Montana got when he was MVP. He got respect. He got commercials. He got everything