I'm the only player of 267 men who have walked through this building to my left, that can honestly say this: I'm the only pro football player who's in the Hall of Fame, and I'm the second best player in my own family. He had one reception for five yards in the game. Below is the transcript of the entire speech for your reading pleasure. Shaq ripped a giant lasagna fart on the air and had to air out the studio, Pro Football Hall Of Fame Enshrinement: Shannon Sharpe, Deion Sanders Deliver Moving Speeches, Deion Sanders Hall Of Fame Speech: Watch Primetime Thank Over 100 People, VIDEO: Shannon Sharpe's Hall Of Fame Induction Speech, Deion Sanders, Shannon Sharpe Invite Fans Into Their Lives With Superb Hall Of Fame Speeches. That became my connection with football. We won the game. Memorable quote: "So a new goal had entered into my mind then and there, and I said to myself, 'I will make it to the Hall of Fame; that I would make it to the Hall of Fame so I could acknowledge the fact of how important he [Favre's father] was.' She wanted to be in Bible study every Wednesday. I remember that. My brother never knew that everything he said that I hung on it. The very pots and pans that were going to cook in the next day. As I would motion past John, he would turn around and tell me what I had to do -- block the end, block the linebacker, run the out, run a corner. I said, you dont know what its like, Les, to grow up like I grew up. At this moment, Im extremely proud and excited where my 14 year NFL journey has taken me and my family. [1st] Highest Average Gain Per Reception, Career 20.6 There is a reason they called it chasing your dreams and not walking after them. In 1993, he was named first-team All-Pro for the first of four times after catching 81 passes for 995 yards and scoring 9 touchdowns. Transcript: Shannon Sharpe's acceptance speech - The Denver Post My sister, Libby, the caretaker of the family, my best friend, my sounding board, my biggest fan. He didn't know a lot about it, he came from the old country. It broke my heart that my grandmother, all she wanted was she's got two grand boys that are making millions of dollars, and she wanted a house that wouldn't leak. I wanted to be so much like my brother that when I went to college, my brother's first college girlfriend when I went to college, my first college girlfriend looked exactly like his (laughing). My grandmother wanted to go to church and Sunday school every Sunday. I can tell you every time that my grandmother has ever been upset at me, I can tell you why. Henderson thanked everyone, including his minor league coach who helped him develop his baserunning and sliding skills, and said he was very humbled to be entering the Hall. I ruined a lot of relationships. As Im driving down Ive got my head phones on because I dont want to talk. What do you say about a person that gives you everything but life? Thats what drove Shannon. Shannon Sharpe HOF enshrinement speech - AFC West- ESPN Memorable quote: "[Krause] said, 'Organizations win championships.' Speech summary: Eckersley gave an emotional speech, talking about overcoming alcohol addiction and his demons and thanking those who helped him along his journey. Ten things you didn't know about Shannon Sharpe - NFL
