Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American footballer Simeon Rice.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Simeon James Rice is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals third overall in the 1996 NFL Draft. He is 20th all-time in sacks with 122 in NFL history. In his first eight out of 10 seasons in the NFL, Rice recorded at least 10 sacks and in three of those seasons he recorded at least 15 sacks.
I want to do something extraordinary, not just make a tackle. I want to make people's eyes widen, like, 'God, you see that?
For me, it's not about sacking the quarterback. It's about changing the course of the game. It's causing a crucial fumble at a crucial time. It's making a tackle for a loss when the opposing team needs to gain one or two yards for the first down. I look at myself as a sudden-impact player.
A lot of guys see the complexity of the game; I see the simplicity.
The thing I see for myself is to be the best ever.
I approach football like a street-ball game, like I'm playing with the fellas in the yard.
I'm a free spirit. A spirit that evolves. I'm a diamond. I'm just refining it. Polishing it. Glossing it up.
It means everything. Making my father happy, that's my biggest joy.