Go long my journey beyond the game and the fame 0345496124 book cover. His college, mvsu, renamed their football stadium after him and his quarterback to the ricetotten field. The fear of failure, the insecurity and the need to please his father and later his coach welsh. Go long my journey beyond the game and the fame 9780345496126. More than that, however, it is the story of how jerry rice awakened the champion within, illustration how we can unlock the greatness within ourselves. Nfl aims to win the race in china with slow, steady progress. Some superstars rely only on their talents, lawrence taylor and others but jerry rice have it in their dna to overachieve, the work ethics is amazing. Listen to go long my journey beyond the game and the. See all books authored by jerry rice, including 50 years, 50 moments lp, and go long my journey beyond the game and the fame, and more on. Rice has 12 times been named all pro in his 20 mfl seasons.
My journey beyond the game and the fame written by jerry rice with brian curtis the book is an autobiography of the authors life. Jerry rice is widely considered to be the greatest wide receiver in the history of. But in geoff colvins popular book, talent is overrated audiobook, he. Strictly speaking he may be right, but many 49er fans remember his younger days, when he. The author is writing the book to tell of his life experiences and journey of becoming a nfl football player.
The authors of the new york times bestseller 50 years, 50 moments celebrate the first 100 years of the national football league, interweaving history, personal stories, memories, and observations of some of its greatest players, coaches, and advocates to chronicle footballs amazing evolution from a fledgling regional flybynight operation. He is widely considered to be the greatest wide receiver in nfl history and among the greatest nfl players at any position. See all books authored by jerry rice, including rice, and 50 years. Rice has been awarded pro bowl status on occasions, and was super bowl mvp at super bowl xxiii. Team rice beats team sanders in closing seconds of pro. Jerry rice website, official 2003 nfl league record and fact book 2003 pro football reference website. He would typically continue practicing long after the rest of the team had gone home.
He also has to his credit three super bowl rings, twice for san francisco 49ers and once for oakland raiders. My journey beyond the name and fame and appeared in several television shows and commercials. The deliberate practice and training of jerry rice jerry rice is widely considered to be the greatest wide receiver in the history of the national football league. Jerry rice is an american former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the national football league nfl, primarily with the san francisco 49ers. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jerry rice books online. Nationality born in starkville but grew up in crawford, mississippi, and attended mississippi valley state university. Jerry rice is a sporting legend who revived the face of football with his outstanding talent and playing gimmicks. Go long my journey beyond the game and the fame by jerry rice. Most widely held works by jerry rice 50 years, 50 moments. From these humble beginnings, rice blazed a path to greatness, becoming the greatest wide receiver in the nfl and winning three super bowl rings for the san francisco 49ers. He won three super bowl rings playing for the san francisco 49ers and an afc championship with the oakland raiders. While in college, he earned allamerica honors and set 18 division iaa records.
Jerry rices cabbage patch dance and dancing with the stars. A former american football wide receiver, he played a total of 20 seasons in his active playing time and went on to become the greatest wide receiver in nfl history. Anthony fauci wouldnt go as fas as saying the 2020 nfl season is in danger of being postponed as a result of the covid19 pandemic, but the picture he painted for s peter king. Generally regarded as the best wide receiver to ever play in the national football league, rice is now a television per. My journey beyond the game and the fame by jerry rice. A celebration of 100 years of the nfl from hall of fame receiver and bestselling author jerry rice.
Audio cassette january 1, 2007 by jerry rice author, mirron willis reader see all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Jerry rice during former nfl star jerry rice signs his book go long at. In his book, go long, jerry rice claims that he retired from the nfl with very little dancing experience. Find highquality jerry rice stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty. He played for the oakland raiders and the seattle seahawks at the end of his career. Jerry rice has been called the best pro football player ever.
Through the ups and downs of rice s life and incomparable career, we discover how selfmotivation, determination, and humility are the keys to achievement and true fulfillment. Jerry rices cabbage patch dance and dancing with the. Football hero jerry rice grew up in crawford, mississippi, the son of a brick mason. Julian edelman used to date jerry rices daughter larry. So jerry rice has just come out with a book titled go long. Rice shares the inspirational lessons and empowering. You might also know him from his dancing with the stars awesomeness. In spite of rices legendary gridiron skills, or even his ability to transform himself into an instant ballroomdance prodigy on abcs hit tv series dancing with the stars, the surprising fact is, a guy like jerry rice is made and not just born. About go long jerry rice has been called the best pro football player ever. Jerry rice books list of books by author jerry rice thriftbooks. Go long my journey beyond the game and the fame by jerry.
After three years with the raiders, rice was traded to the seattle seahawks in 2004, however after only one season with seattle, rice was released at his own request, and in 2005, he signed a one year deal with the denver broncos. In addition to winning three super bowls, rice holds nearly every single season and career receiving record available. It wasnt that bad its his autobiography of his life and the adversity he went through and the accomplishes hes achieved in his life time on and off of the football field. Jerry rice is a hall of fame wide receiver who played 20 seasons in the nfl. Every pdf is recorded as a 20minute mp3 for onthego learning.
Due to his numerous records, accomplishments, and accolades, he is widely regarded as the greatest wide receiver in nfl history, and one of the greatest players in nfl history. Dec 11, 2015 rice even demonstrates these rules in action, breaking down the greatest games from his stellar career. Go long my journey beyond the game and the fame jerry. He is widely regarded as the greatest wide receiver in nfl history. Jerry rice books list of books by author jerry rice. Go long is an inspiring book by a living sports legend. In spite of rices legendary gridiron skills, or even. This book is an amazing compilation of the games history as seen through the eyes of my friend jerry rice, aka the goat. My takeaway for go long is that i learned a little what motivated jerry rice. In go long jerry rice shares the inspirational lessons and empowering practices that have helped him attain success, both on the football field and off.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The rice family lived right up the street from where edelman. The authors of the new york times bestseller 50 years, 50 moments celebrate the first 100 years of the national football league, interweaving history, personal stories, memories, and observations of some of its greatest players, coaches, and advocates to chronicle footballs amazing evolution from a fledgling regional flybynight. Jerry rice is the greatest nfl wide receiver of all time.
Apr 14, 2019 jerry rice is widely considered to be the greatest wide receiver in the history of the national football league nfl. Randy moss was more dominant than jerry rice to start his. Chosen by the 49ers from an ncaa division iii school no less as a. After three seasons and limited playing time, jerry rice jr. If you are a football fan, you are going to love this book almost as much as you loved watching jerry play.
Rice shares the inspirational lessons and empowering practices that have helped him attain success, both on and off the football field. He is widely considered to be the greatest wide receiver in nfl history and. He developed his hands by catching the bricks that his brothers threw at him. Brian curtis audio books, best sellers, author bio. Through the ups and downs of rices life and incomparable career, we discover how selfmotivation, determination, and humility are the keys to achievement and true fulfillment. Messages of life and hope from 911 family members and go long my journey beyond the game and fame with jerry rice. Jerry rice goes to beijing as nfl eyes asian fanbase. In jerrys book, go long, he explains that he was often driven by fear.
Footballing career apart, he has authored two books rice and go long. In his new book relentless that was released last week, edelman revealed that he dated jerry rices daughter in high school. Brian shares his favorite big ideas in 10 minute episodes on pntv. Jerry rice is widely considered to be the greatest wide receiver in the history of the national football league nfl. Oct 23, 2008 in his book, go long, jerry rice claims that he retired from the nfl with very little dancing experience. Rice even demonstrates these rules in action, breaking down the greatest games from his stellar career. My journey beyond the game and the fame signed by jerry rice.
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