I wish he would have figured it out a couple of years ago.

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All my high/college heros...Elway, Gretzky, Tinley and now Rice. Rice was my alltime favourite. He just put his head down, did the work and let his play on the field do the talking. In a young man's sport, it was been great seeing every time he touched the ball over the past 5 years.

He'll be missed. It is too bad he did not go out in a more dignified way. The NFL owes him a bit more than that.

Sure it's sad to see this happen, but as an ironman I like to see him go out with no bullets left! Don't we all have days like that? The fact that he loved it so much and competed until his time was over is something we all could emulate......still be an ironman at 80!

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Don't feel to bad.
The NFL's lost might be Ironman's gain.
Rice is stilll good friends with his 49ers buddy Roger( can't remember his last name at the moment).I think he was a running back .
After the NFL the guy got into Triathlons and has done a few Ironmans.

Jerry Rice is awesome.The guy has endurance and then some.Not sure if he can swim though.

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Seeing him in deep torment, I said. " You can have my last GU , but its been down my pants for most of the run". - John Hirsch

Take care of your body, its by far the coolest thing you're going to ever own.- Can't remember who told me this, but I love it.

Roger Craig ??? Running Back from nebraska doing Ironmans ???

I'm glad he didn't figure it out. A guy like Rice plays for the love of the game, not just a paycheck. He wanted to go somewhere where he could still play and be a difference maker and he used his well-known work ethic to try to make that happen.

I can understand why one would go out on top (for the glory), but I think it's even better when they try to gut it out longer for the love. It's not like he just wanted to pad his stats or it was some vanity project.

Rice earned the title GOAT and that still holds even if he lost a few steps in the last years.

I have seen him do some marathons. Not sure on the tri.

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Suffer Well.

My comments were purely from a fan's perspective. From an athlete's perspective I'd want to go out the same way- knowing that I did as much as I absolutely could for as long as I possibly could. I'm not criticizing his decision, just lamenting the fact that the decline of such a great had to be such a public spectacle.

I agree. It's easy to go out when you win, but the grace and effort it takes to try and stay competitive, and deal with moving on, makes one stand out. I still say, stay until you get your ass kicked!

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If it was blunt they would have just cut him. People WAYYYYYY over romaticize people retiring 'on top' - in fact last night on "Outside the Lines", one sports historian was mocking the media for doing this. Rice was happy to be a number 3 receiver (a position that plays a LOT) and he played it out until he could at which point he stepped down. Sounds about right to me.

History will only recall the greatness of our sports heroes and what bothers me more is that it seems like people have quickly forgotten how absolutely dominating Rice was in his prime. I'm getting pretty tired of hearing that his records are all a tribute to longevity. BULLSHIT - his records (many of which are single season!!!) are indicative of his transcendant ability and unmatched work ethic.

Maybe JR will do a couple tris...Kona? j/k ;) (although he does have a good runner's build)

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[reply]If it was blunt they would have just cut him. People WAYYYYYY over romaticize people retiring 'on top' - in fact last night on "Outside the Lines", one sports historian was mocking the media for doing this. Rice was happy to be a number 3 receiver (a position that plays a LOT) and he played it out until he could at which point he stepped down. Sounds about right to me.

History will only recall the greatness of our sports heroes and what bothers me more is that it seems like people have quickly forgotten how absolutely dominating Rice was in his prime. I'm getting pretty tired of hearing that his records are all a tribute to longevity. BULLSHIT - his records (many of which are single season!!!) are indicative of his transcendant ability and unmatched work ethic.

I agree! Seems the current dog gets all the press. How quickly Walter Payotn is forgotten.....

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i think roger craig has done 1 marathon ... i believe in around 4 hrs ... i could be wrong, but i remember reading his summary of the race and being a bit surprised at his time ... he beat oprah, though i'm not sure about p diddy ... ?

it reminds me of Gail Devers. seeing her fall upon her final attempt at the hurdles make me sick to my stomach. i wished she knew to fold it earlier.

with rice--i would have preferred him to go out before this. for dignity reasons. i want to remember he was great, not that he didn't know when to quit.

same with Gail--i wanted to remember her greatness, not her falling down at the first hurdle with everyone running past her. that sucked. i cried when they carried her off the track. it was a shame to see it end like that.

Yup. Roger Craig.

I remember reading an article about his triathlon adventures,almost sure he did an IM race.

He was awesome to watch too.
I really enjoyed the NFL in the 80's when Montana and Co. dominated.

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Seeing him in deep torment, I said. " You can have my last GU , but its been down my pants for most of the run". - John Hirsch

Take care of your body, its by far the coolest thing you're going to ever own.- Can't remember who told me this, but I love it.

I really enjoyed the NFL in the 80's when Montana and Co. dominated. ... and when there were few 300 lb linemen and one that was played running back on 4th and goal....can you believe it has been 20 years since the McMahon-Fridge-Ditka superbowl shuffle year ?

I actually miss the battle of the titans that the NFL used to have. Every year there were a couple teams head and shoulders above everyone else and when they met those games were just EPIC. From the mid-80s through mid-90s you could always see how superior the better teams were - the 49ers, the bears (well, for ONE year heh), the cowboys, the packers, the giants, the redskins, the broncos (ok and maybe the bills hehe). Everyone would know by week 5 or 6 that it was already down to just a couple of those teams and everyone else was just filler.

Parity sucks.

Dev-

I lost interest in pro sports 5 years ago .

College is where its at !

" For the love of the game" is an attitude that is all but lost in pro sports.
Too many over-paid,over-hyped posers out there. Guys like Terrell Owens.
Paleeze~ the guy plays like a girl.

Dev- did you catch the US Open match between Sania Mirza and Sharapova?
Its too bad Mirza lost focus. She has such a wicked forehand !
She'll be a real force soon. The Kids got game.

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Seeing him in deep torment, I said. " You can have my last GU , but its been down my pants for most of the run". - John Hirsch

Take care of your body, its by far the coolest thing you're going to ever own.- Can't remember who told me this, but I love it.

Roger Craig has not done any Ironman triathlons YET! I talked to him briefly during the first mile of the Phoenix Marathon this year, and asked him he planned on eventually doing an Ironman. He said it is his goal is to do one in the next couple of years. Not sure if he has done any shorter triathlons as of yet, but the guy is very fit looking for being in his 40's and it wouldn't surprise me to see him complete an Ironman in a respectable time.

The talent at the college level really dilutes my interest. I mean, I might as well be a WNBA fan or something for the difference in ability there is between the college boys and professional men in pretty much all sports.

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