Larry Foote Quotes (37 Quotes)

We're peaking at the right time.

We still have a problem with vegetables. All he loves is pizza and chicken wings. His diet's got to be a lot better than that. We sit at the table until he eats his vegetables. I'll say, 'Well, I'll wait you out.' Literally, he'll sit there all night.

I asked Willie about the nightlife, and he said wait until after the game to worry about stuff like that. He said he had a lot of fun there before, but ... his party went crashing down on Super Bowl Sunday. He doesn't want us to go through the same thing, and we're not going to. There's a lot to learn from him.

I've taught him everything he knows. I put him under my wing in college and created a monster.

I think we pressured them a lot more. Coach Dick LeBeau whipped up some new magic, gave them something nobody's seen yet.

I want to get better, that's first and foremost. Mr. Rooney and the organization paid me so I gotta perform now. Last year there wasn't as much pressure on me because they didn't know what to expect. Now I want to make sure that they know they made the right choice.

I've always been smart but you know how it is just doing enough to be in the middle of the pack. But you know what When it's time to work, it's time to work.

I've never seen anything like it. I'm not going to say it was a miracle because that's crippled people getting up and walking, the blind seeing. But that's the closest thing to it I've ever seen.

They showed us today why they're the champs.

Man, he could he play some ball. I never got to play against him in football, but I watched him play my high school in basketball. He dominated. He led his team to the state championship. You knew back then he had all the talent to be a great one.

That's OK. Jerome's a legend. He deserves any attention he gets. I'm just happy to be along for the ride.

Trash-talking was just part of our environment growing up. It's a new day in sports now and a lot of people like to do a lot of trash-talking.

The people are similar, and they're both hard-nosed cities. People are not afraid to tell you what time it is, voicing their opinion. If you're driving and you cut somebody off on the highway, just like in Pittsburgh, they'll let you know.

Wild. Really wild, to tell you the truth.

The difference between me and a lot of my friends who never left the 'hood' were my parents. Both were hard on me. They were strict. They made sure I did things right.

We caused that. We went out there aggressive and attacked. We didn't let them get off to a good start.

I don't care if he is the fifth all-time leading rusher of the NFL ... No, seriously, 'Bus' deserves all the attention he's getting. He's one of my heroes, and for him to come home and play what may be his final game, that's really special.

Through high school, college I've always been known as a heady football player. (At Michigan) we ran a very NFL-style defense and my defensive coordinator and linebacker coach (Jim) Herrmann threw a lot at us. He made me a student of the game and made me think and showed me the ins and outs.

On the sports shows this week, people weren't even breaking down our game. They were just going right to the other games, saying Indianapolis was going to beat Pittsburgh. But that doesn't matter. When the whistle blows, all that stuff is out the window.

I'm from Detroit, but I haven't had the great career that he has. He deserves all of the applause and honors that he's been getting. He's always been a hero of mine. He's earned this. What did he call it other day A dream I know it is, and that's why everybody's happy for him.

We were frustrated at each other. We started cussing at each other. And when we lined up we took our anger out on them.

I don't know what I'm going to say to the students. But I'm sure I'll tell them to always stay positive and make the right decisions.

I have to get mad. It has to be personal to me. It has me playing the best. Even my mother says it 'If you're not out there jawing, you're not playing tough.' It motivates me getting into it with people.

That might be the biggest play ever in his career. My heart was going to my feet and back up.

We just didn't want them to score today.

This defense could be one of the best you've seen. For a long time.

The guys always remind me of that. I wasn't ready. I think it was more physical but that was a long time ago. I learned a lot. That was the first time ever in my career in any sport that a lot of finger pointing came my way. Coach Cowher took me out of the game and that was something new for me but that woke me up. That day probably made me become a professional.

Back in his day, he really loved Jack Tatum. My father talked to me about him a long time ago when I was playing safety. But I wasn't a big Raiders fan.

That's just something we like doing. We're all competitors in here. We do the same in video games, basketball, whatever -- trash talking, it's just part of our environment growing up. It's a new day in sports.

When they spread him out, you better have your eyes open. We've already seen him make some great catches around here. He just doesn't drop the ball, and he finds ways to make plays.

I played with him in college Michigan and he was always cool. That's the key for a quarterback in this league. If you're cool back there, you can make plays. He's not afraid to get hit. He just steps up in the pocket and delivers the ball down the field.

You're a champion baby. You made this happen. Without you, we wouldn't be here.

Crazy. My heart was pounding.

They might not think that this guy is very intelligent.

I think he's had that since birth. I played with him in college at Michigan and he was always cool. That's the key for a quarterback in the league. If you're cool back there, you can make plays. He's not afraid to get hit. He just steps in the pocket and delivers the ball downfield. He's not looking at anybody else but his receivers.

I'm looking forward to playing in a game like this, and being that it's in my hometown, that makes it even better. We just have to go there and win it now. You don't want to go all this way and lose because I heard it feels worse to lose in this game than it does if you didn't make it at all.

I'm telling you, what I could really use is more tickets. I only get 15. My mother is mad people are sad. They got folks they want me to take care of and I can't.