I'm Used To Performing Under

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.’

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.

I Think The Thing About That Was I Was Always Willing To Work; I Was Not The Fastest Or Biggest Player But I Was Determined To Be The Best Football Player I Could Be On The Football Field And I Think I Was Able To Accomplish That Through Hard Work.

I'm Really Looking Forward To The Hall Of Fame Ceremonies. It's Going To Be Unbelievable - Just Crazy. I'm Looking Forward To Thanking All The Fans For Inspiring Me To Go Out There And Play My Best Football Each And Every Game.

I Had That Hunger, That Desire, To Be Successful And I Wasn’t Going To Let Anything Stand In My Way.