Jerry Rice Quotes

I see myself playing as long as I am partially enjoying the game and partially successful and they are paying me. But honestly, two more years is about all I can take.

I don't want people losing respect for me as a player. I want to go out in every game and perform to the highest level. I have no retirement plans. I've had a lot of injuries but I want to continue playing.

I always thought after 2002 that I'd hang up my skates and turn professional and just go on tour and do shows. But I don't know when it is enough. I mean, I still enjoy it. I'm the luckiest girl alive that I get to perform in front of thousands of people, do what I love doing.

I was on the sideline with a knee injury and when I came back, I wanted to play at the best level I could. And that's the case for a lot of players, they want the chance to play against the best competition.

It is funny how it is almost more painful to fall over and scrape your knee than to be blown up. Your body goes into incredible protection mode.

When it ceases to be fun, I'll stop and just stay in my restaurants.

Obviously my last two years in the NFL were not much fun at all.

For a long time, I'd work until 10 or 11. When I work, I'm on. I'm 'Magic.' I love it, but it takes a lot out of me.

But as coaches, we need to get a little more fire and passion and be more demanding that our guys get the job done. I think players will respond to that, and we'll see.

I burnt myself out of skating. I was ready to focus on being a mom.

Politics, like theater, is one of those things where you've got to be wise enough to know when to leave.

I'm a performer. We don't retire.

I was dancing on Broadway for many years. Then everyone was either getting injured or retiring, and I was dancing with younger dancers.

You have to be careful not to make music something you don't want to do. Which happens. I've gotten off the road and been like, 'I hate it. I hate singing, I hate playing guitar.' Six days later, I'm in my bedroom singing at the top of my lungs because I love it so much.

I don't want to play forever. I want to give everything I can now and then walk away knowing I gave everything. The example I think of is Barry Sanders. He was such a great player, and he left when he was still on top. I want that to be me.

Music should be fun. If it's not fun, then you're going to get burned out; you're not going to give the best show.

I want to exit from this sport with my head intact.

I wanted, if anything else, Brodus Clay to be remembered as somebody who got you out of your seat and I think that'll be remembered so you've got to come 100% with that.

And when I hang up my boots and gloves at the end, I want to tell myself I gave everything to the sport.

After so many surgeries, I had to modify my game. I know what I can and can't do in order to keep performing for a long period of time.

The only way to play football is with reckless abandon, or they'll knock your beard off. And with acting, you have to pull all the stops to make it work.

I felt like when I retired, I was still one of the best in the world and competing at the highest level. I think it's best to bow out and have people remember you at your peak.

If you're starting to lose the love of the game, it means you're not going to work as hard.

I think that the NFL is better when Cam Newton is playing at his highest level.

Once you're out there in front of people, I don't think there's any choice than to just give it your all.