I Used To Help Out My Father,

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.’

When You Begin To Lose The Fire A Little Bit And If You're Not Giving 100 Percent Out There, Then It's Time For You To Leave Because You'll End Up Getting Hurt - I Want To Be Able To Walk Away On Top.

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

I Played The Game For 20 Years, And I Think That Kept Me On The Football Field, Being Adjusted. Getting Hit So Many Times, Being All Out Of Whack, And Going In To See My Chiropractor Kept Me Back On The Football Field.

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.