<p>"I wasn’t the most physical or the fastest receiver in the NFL, but they never clocked me on the way to the end zone. The reason nobody caught me from behind is because I ran scared. That old fear of failure again. It’s hard to go into every game with a red X on your chest, and I could feel the hair rise on the back of my neck when people chased me. [. . .]</p>
<p>People are always surprised how insecure I was. [. . .]</p>
<p>But if I have a single regret about my career standing here today, it’s that I never took the time to enjoy it. [. . .] The doubts, the struggles is who I am, and I wonder if I would have been as successful without them."</p>
<p>[Jerry</a> Rice’s Hall of Fame speech - SFGate](<a href=“Jerry Rice's Hall of Fame speech”>Jerry Rice's Hall of Fame speech)</p>