The Enemy of the best is the good. If you're always settling with what's good, you'll never be the best.
Jerry RiceYou 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 RiceI think my secret is that there's no shortcuts for hard work, determination and having that don't give up attitude.
Jerry RiceI was just a small boy from Mississippi, and now little kids are going to identify with me through this game.
Jerry RiceMy first experience with football was not very good because I didn't plan on playing football. I was just playing hookie one day and I was a sophomore and decided not to go to class. And the principal - normally he does his rounds and I thought I had him down pretty good where he was going to be - he sort of walked up behind me and scared me. He noticed I could run real fast. So that's how I got introduced to football.
Jerry Rice