To Me It Was Never About What

Lynn Swann Was An Idol. It Would Amaze Me How He Could Fly Through The Air And Make Those Catches. I'll Never Forget The One Versus Dallas. It Was The Greatest Catch I've Ever Seen.

My First Experience With Football Was Not Very Good Because I Didn't Plan On Playing Football. I Was Just Playing Hookie One Day And I Was A Sophomore And Decided Not To Go To Class. And The Principal - Normally He Does His Rounds And I Thought I Had Him Down Pretty Good Where He Was Going To Be - He Sort Of Walked Up Behind Me And Scared Me. He Noticed I Could Run Real Fast. So That's How I Got Introduced To Football.

I Was Just A Small Boy From Mississippi, And Now Little Kids Are Going To Identify With Me Through This Game.

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

I Could Barely Speak After I Was Drafted By The San Francisco 49ers. I Was Going To Play For The Defending Super Bowl Champions.... I Immediately Thought Of All The Great Players On The Team. I Was In Awe, As I Had Watched These Soon-to-be Legends Play On Television. They Epitomized For Me What Football Was All About: The Love Of The Game, The Professional Approach, And The Desire To Win.