Jerry Rice Quotes

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.

To me it was never about what I accomplished on the football field, it was about the way I played the game.

There are a lot of young players here right now, and these guys are going to eventually learn as they go. Next year we can’t use that as an excuse that we had so many young players on the team.

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.

My work ethic came from my parents and my fear of failure. I came from a small, predominantly black school and I didn’t want to let them down.