07 August 2023 , 11:25
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Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons has explained his determination to become an all-time NFL great.
Parsons was selected by the Cowboys in the 2021 NFL Draft with the No.12 overall pick. Since then, the linebacker has gone on to become a key player for the franchise.
The 24-year-old has helped the Cowboys reach the post-season in each of his first two seasons in Dallas. However, he is yet to win a Super Bowl or a championship.
Parsons views the likes of DeMarcus Ware, Lawrence Taylor, Jerry Rice, Deion Sanders and Michael Strahan as among the NFL elite. Parsons was even mentored by Ware, a fellow linebacker, during his first year years in the league.
While Parsons is determined to win a championship for the Cowboys, he also wants to become one of the best in his own right. That means entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the future, but that’s not his only goal.
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"When you talk about great careers, [when] you talk about the Hall of Fame, like I don't think I just want to make the Hall of Fame. I just want to be known as one of the greatest Hall of Famers," Parsons told ESPN.
"There's categories to everything. There's good. There's great and there's like, perfect. When you talk about me, I don't want to just be mentioned in the Hall of Fame. Yeah, that's a great accolade, but I want to be one of the greatest in the Hall of Fame."
With no championship to his name during his relatively young NFL career, Parsons knows that in order to be named in the same breath as the game’s greatest, that needs to change. The Cowboys star referred NBA legends Michael Jordan and LeBron James as a comparison to what needs to be done to be considered worthy of being called an all-time great.
"There are people that have had great careers, but without that Super Bowl, man ... that Super Bowl carries so much weight," said Parsons.
"You talk about championships, why do people say [Michael] Jordan was the greatest? He was 6-0. If LeBron [James] went 10-0 in the Finals, it would be no argument.
“I think those rings and those moments where your best player steps up, it leads and carries and brings everyone else around you. There's just no better moment in any sport, no matter what it is.
“Everybody comes for the Finals, everybody comes for the Super Bowl, because that's the most important moment in life."