I could barely speak after I was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers. I was going to play for the defending Super Bowl champions.... I immediately thought of all the great players on the team. I was in awe, as I had watched these soon-to-be legends play on television. They epitomized for me what football was all about: the love of the game, the professional approach, and the desire to win.

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.

The absolute worst thing a receiver can do is worry about not catching the ball or about getting hit.

I think my secret is that there's no shortcuts for hard work, determination and having that don't give up attitude.

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.

To me, it was never about what I accomplished on the football field. It was about the way I played the game. I played the game with a lot of determination, a lot of poise, a lot of pride and I think what you saw out there...was an individual who really just loved the game.

I went out there to play my game for the fun of it and never based my career around records.