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.
Brian Curtis is the author of Every Week a Season and The Men of March, as well as the co-.
Now a broadcast personality and commentator, he lives in California with his wife and their three children.
In his twenty-year football career, he was elected Rookie of the Year (1985), was selected to the Pro Bowl thirteen times, won three Super Bowl rings (and was named the MVP of Super Bowl XXIII), and was chosen for the NFL\'s 75th Anniversary and All-Time teams.
Now retired, Rice has taken the muzzle off and] it is that persona which emerges from the book."-Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) About the Author: Jerry Rice attended the Mississippi Valley State University and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 1985 NFL draft.
He kept his tongue in check for most of his twenty-one-year career, understanding performance, not oratory, was his occupation. "Rice was nobody\'s fool as a player.
More than that, however, it is the story of how Jerry Rice awakened the champion within, illustrating how we, too, can unlock inner greatness.
Go Long is an inspiring book by a living sports legend.
Rice even demonstrates these rules in action, breaking down the greatest games from his stellar career.
Along the way, Rice has been fueled by tireless effort and a belief in a few simple principles, among them that achievement is a voyage, not a destination; that modesty and perseverance, not talent, are what determine how far you will go; and that everyone should strive to be a role model.
It\'s been a long Journey for Jerry Rice, from his childhood as a bricklayer\'s son in Crawford, Mississippi, to a berth in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Through the ups and downs of Rice\'s life and incomparable career, we discover how self-motivation, determination, and humility are the keys to achievement and true fulfillment.
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
