NFL legend Terrell Owens details his transition from self-doubting high school player to an all-time great

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Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens finished his storied NFL career with 15,934 receiving yards. He was named an All-Pro five times and a six-time Pro Bowler.

Owens, an Alabama native, recently spoke with former NBA player Jalen Rose about how he once thought he would not make to the NFL.

"I wasn’t a great athlete when I grew up and when I came out of high school even," Owens told Rose during a recent edition of "Renaissance Man" podcast.

"I didn’t think I was a great athlete coming out of college. I never knew that I was going to eventually become a Hall of Famer. That was never really on my radar."

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Jalen Rose attends the TAO x Maxim Big Game Party at Southwest Jet Center on February 11, 2023, in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)

Owens also touched on his childhood and how it impacted the early period of his football career. 

"My mom didn’t really know that I was going to become the athlete that I could," Owens mentioned. "She didn’t come to games."

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Owens was primarily raised by his mother and his grandmother, both of whom he credits for helping him develop successful habits. He eventually went on to play college football at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

NFL player Terrell Owens (L) and former NBA player Jalen Rose arrive at the 2009 ESPY Awards held at Nokia Theatre LA Live on July 15, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for ESPY)

Once Owens started his sophomore year of college, he began to shine on the