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" Defensive backs are the best players on the field. But when you get an exceptional player like a Deion Sanders or a Darrell Green - these guys are fast and they have very good technique. You have to work a little harder. "
Green
Best
You
" If I should get selected into the Hall of Fame, I'd be able to say 'thank you' to all the legends that are in the Hall of Fame. And also say thank you to my teammates, and also to all the fans. It's going to be like a dream come true. "
Thank You
Dream
True
" I just want the same thing Joe Montana got when he was MVP. He got respect. He got commercials. He got everything. "
He
Everything
Want
" 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. "
Best
Crazy
Football
" I'm used to performing under pressure, but that's playing football. "
Playing
Used
Pressure
" I think I just went into a system that was willing to utilize me and gave me opportunities and I felt fortunate to be able to go to Oakland and put the silver and black on. I wanted to prove to everybody that I could still play. "
Black
Think
Play
" I think it was fantastic being in the 49ers Hall of Fame. "
Think
Fame
Fantastic
" 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. "
Work
Think
Best
" I think what people might not really know about me is that I'm really a shy individual. "
People
Think
Individual
" I've grown over the years and I know how to adapt to situations, where I can go into a situation where there's a crowd of people and just take over. But pretty much I'm off to myself. And I'm totally committed to the game of football. That's why I've had so much success. "
Football
Game
Myself
" I was just a small boy from Mississippi, and now little kids are going to identify with me through this game. "
Going
Game
Small
" I went out there to play my game for the fun of it and never based my career around records. "
Play
Career
Fun
" Like I said, repetition in practice and hard work. "
Work
Hard Work
Practice
" Monday Night Football. That was everything to me because you get a chance to show everybody what you're capable of. It's only two teams on that Monday night. "
You
Chance
Football
" Montana and I had a chemistry that was unbelievable. When I first came into the league he told me I added five years to his career, and I just think we complimented each other very well and were able to do some amazing things out on the football field. "
Me
Football
Think
" My agent said, 'Jerry, Dancing With the Stars - they want you on there.' I said, 'Ain't no way. I'm not going to do that.' Then he came back to me again, and he kept putting pressure on me. I said, 'All right, I'll give it a try.' "
You
Back
Dancing
" 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. "
Work
Parents
Fear
" People would look at me weird. You know, like, 'Why is this guy's hands always in his pockets?' But I was embarrassed by the size of my hands. "
Know
Weird
People
" 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. "
Learn
Young
Year
" There is still a lot of football in me and I enjoy watching the players go out there and be the best players they can possibly be. "
Football
Best
Watching
" 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. "
Myself
Football
Fun
" To me it was never about what I accomplished on the football field, it was about the way I played the game. "
Me
Never
Game
" 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. "
Game
Team
Day
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