Jerry, just walk away already - NFL - MSNBC.com: "But the Willie Mays I know is, unfortunately, a man who hung around too long and tarnished his image. The Michael Jordan I know is still the greatest basketball player ever, but I wish I could get those two seasons with the Washington Wizards out of my mind. And boxers? About half stay in the game twice as long as they should.
By refusing to face retirement, Jerry Rice is etching ever more indelibly in the public's consciousness a picture of a professional athlete who is either unwilling to let go of the glory days, or afraid to take the next step in his adult life, or both."
By refusing to face retirement, Jerry Rice is etching ever more indelibly in the public's consciousness a picture of a professional athlete who is either unwilling to let go of the glory days, or afraid to take the next step in his adult life, or both."
