Jerome Bettis Quotes


Jerome Bettis

I went to Charlie and said, `Give it to me, look it all the way in, follow me as I go through, and I`ll do the rest,

In my book (he has), but guess what? My book don`t mean much, ... I don`t know. That`s why you have to defer to the big fella, who`s supposed to make those decisions. I don`t get paid to make those decisions.

In the Buffalo game, Willie had one long run,

I got `em going,

We don`t have to be as good as we were last year, ... It doesn`t matter if we`re 15-1 again - if we`re 10-6 but we win the Super Bowl, that`s a better season.

I`m happy for them, ... They got a chance to get one, that`s the goal. I`m not bitter or anything like that.

It`s working that way, and, hopefully, if I can stay healthy toward the end of the year, it`s a big plus for us, ... That`s the fun part, to be able to go out there and still contribute. To be on the sideline all those weeks, it was frustrating, so it was good to go back out there and pound the ball and show people it was still there.

But that`s nothing new. We`re going to be a running team whether it`s Ben or Tommy or Charlie at quarterback. And we`ll still throw the football, too.

I feel great, I feel fresh. And officially, I am back.

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.






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Walter Payton Man of the Year Award
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NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award
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NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award from the Associated Press
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10,000 Rushing Yards Club
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Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team
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Pittsburgh Steelers Team MVP
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Football Night in America
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Daniel F. Reeves Memorial Award
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Cleveland / Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams first-round draft picks
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Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XL Champions
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1993 NFL Draft First Round Selections
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Carroll Rosenbloom Memorial Award
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