The Jerry I'm speaking about is Jerry Rice of the San Francisco Forty-Niners. Jerry never dreamed that in catching brick after brick he was preparing for the most prolific professional football career that any receiver would ever experience. As he continued to grow, Jerry joined his father on the platform while his younger brothers would throw bricks up one-by-one for Jerry to stack for his dad. As the young boy grew and matured he and his brothers would go with their father to the job site to help out. ![]() On October 13, 1962, a little boy was born in Starkville, Mississippi. Whether we are talking about plumbing, carpentry, preaching, teaching, medicine, law, parenting, marriage, athletics or academics - it is one's commitment to excellence that will largely determine their outcome over the long haul. I'm talking about commitment to excellence! I'm talking about commitment to excellence! I'm not talking about one of commitments made because of duty because duty won't do. I'm talking about commitment to excellence! I'm not talking about one of those half-hearted commitments that causes you to show up when you feel like, give it your all when there is something to gain, or follow through only because of pressure. I'm not talking about commitment by compliance or conformity. I'm not talking about commitment by convenience. I'm not talking about commitment by coercion. ![]() No matter what it is that we are talking about there is no greater determining factor than our commitment.
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