Jerome Bettis Quotes (132 Quotes)

Exactly. The ring is symbolic of each championship, so you get five diamonds because we have five championships as an organization. So, it's going to be a pretty big ring.

He said, 'It's not over yet. We've got another opportunity and it's up to us to make it right.

This is the calm before the storm. We've looked forward to getting back to practice. It's our haven, where we look to get away from everything.

Im a realist in a sense that I do understand there is a good chance it is my last game.

That's my role. Third-and-1, I'm licking my chops because that is my opportunity to come in and make an impact in the game. So when they called my number, I knew I had to get that yard. I was able to do that. I feel really proud to get those tough yards.

Here we go, Pittsburgh We set out a long time ago to bring this back home to Pittsburgh. You all believed in us, believed we could get it done. This is ours, but this is also yours. Every one of you.

He's been a great coach for a long time, and the only thing that's been missing on his resume is a championship and now he has that championship. And now I think you really have to consider him one of the best coaches in the game.

when my body started to come around. I said to myself, 'If my body doesn't come around, there's no way I can be out here.' I only play a certain way. At that point, I said to myself, 'If it doesn't come back, I have to walk away.' . . . It was the first time it took that long for his body to recover from a season. I don't know if it was the age or whatever, but it took a while. I think that was a message that, 'You're okay, but it's taking a little longer.'

No question. I felt, a couple of those years, we had the best team, that was the sad part. All three years, I felt we had the better team (better than the three eventual Super Bowl winners).

It's been an incredible ride and there's always a time when you have to call it quits. I played this game to win a championship. I'm a champion and I think the Bus...the last time is here in Detroit.

We knew coming in that if we wanted to control this division, this was the game.

The second year, people outside your city recognize your face. 'I can pick Brett Favre out of a lineup.' The third year, people know your issues and character. 'Hey, Brett Favre , heart of a champion.' That third year, people start to describe you as a person as opposed to a football player. But remember, that's three years of staying at a very high level with your play.

That's my role. That's my job. If we don't go for it there, I'm pretty much useless. There was no way I wasn't getting into the end zone.

Everyone in this organization wanted to get this one for you all.

We were winning and we played a terrible half from an offensive standpoint. We knew it was just a matter of time for us to get clicking.

I thought it might be my Achilles' tendon, ... And when I got to the bench the trainers right away thought it was my Achilles'. I was worried there for a bit. I hear that's how a lot of Achilles' injuries happen, by just taking a step. I thought it was over.

It was just a matter of time before we got it going.

This is amazing. You play your whole career for this opportunity, and to have this opportunity at home in Detroit . . . to win a championship in front of my friends and family and everybody who's seen me play since I was a kid, it's a dream come true.

The decision is tough, because I know I can still get it done.

There's always a time when you have to call it quits. I'm a champion. The last stop is in the city of Detroit.

The first year, you're a fish out of water you have no idea of the offense. Year two, you know the offense, you're comfortable. Now you can see the confidence come out, so now you see an athlete look like a totally different football player because they've got confidence, they're playing with authority and they understand where they need to be. So it's not so much that they get better in terms of talent, but you can see the talent.

It gives us a lot of optimism because we know that he's here. All of that other stuff is behind us, and it's a shot of adrenaline for him to be here.

The body doesn't bounce back like it once did, ... The beating has taken its toll, so physically you don't feel as strong as you used to.

I didn't have to hand it off. He grabbed it. And that's great, because I've never been a fan of when people say, 'Success is when preparation meets the opportunity.' No, you've got to seize the opportunity. I think that's what he's done, and he deserves everything that's coming his way.

I think the biggest thrill I've had is seeing guys and girls and kids and grandmothers and grandfathers wearing my 36 jersey. That's an honor for me because you can pick anybody's jersey to wear.

The guy speaks off the cuff and shows you what he believes and what he thinks. That's not such a bad thing. You all ask us to tell you something, and when we kind of skate around the truth, that's accepted. But when we tell you what we believe to be the truth, we get criticized. It's a shame he spoke out on what he believes in and is being criticized.

It'd be nice but it's not necessary. I started in so many, that's not critical. It wasn't on my Christmas list.

I had to quit cold turkey three years ago. I was up all night, all day. I just realized that, hey, I've got to do some other things with my time. It can be an addiction, man.

This is good for the team, ... It keeps team morale up. Whenever you get a player of his caliber signed, it shows the commitment the organization has to its players. I think it reinforces a positive message that if you go out there and perform on the field, we'll take care of you. I think that makes a very, very conducive environment for us to go out there and work.

Toward the end of the game today, I said we've been hunting these teams, trying to get respect. And now maybe it's a situation where we're going to be hunted. We've got to understand the situation and stay as hungry and keep trying to prove that we're a good football team.

Wow. Incredible. This is a crowd, I tell you what.

After Ben got hurt, I told Charlie, 'When you give me the ball, look it all the way into my body,' ... 'Just look it into me. I'll do the rest.'