Ben Roethlisberger
Ben Roethlisberger
Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger, Sr., nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football at Miami University, and was drafted by the Steelers in the first roundof the 2004 NFL Draft...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth2 March 1982
CityLima, OH
CountryUnited States of America
bunch coming crying guys start
I don't want to start getting teary-eyed. We don't want a bunch of guys crying coming out of the locker-room.
best excited guys hang loosen people
He's one of my best friends on the team, and we hang out all the time, so I know how excited he gets, ... Most people wouldn't know that because he's one of those guys who you have to know pretty well to get him to loosen up.
apologize cry glad
I'm glad I didn't have to cry and apologize to him again.
glad promise
I'm glad I could keep it. I don't like to make a promise I can't keep.
dreamed people
I'm getting to live a dream. Not a lot of people get to live this dream. I always wanted to be here, dreamed about it as a kid, but I never thought I would really be here.
gonna last sure
I'm gonna make sure I get his last jersey.
bunch coming crying guys locker means starts talking
I'm going to tell him not to say too much. When Jerome starts talking you get teary-eyed because of how much he means to you. We don't want to have a bunch of guys crying coming out of the locker room.
ball time
I'm disappointed I couldn't get Hines the ball more to get him 1,000 yards. To me, that kills me. That's my fault. Unfortunately, I can't go back in time and do it, or else I would.
hunter rather
I like being the hunter rather than the hunted,
gets hope offered
I offered him my condolences. I hope he gets well.
confidence football game good guys job knew plan ready regular season today
I had confidence in the guys and I had confidence in myself. I knew that when the regular season got here, and we were ready to go out and game plan and really play football when it mattered, we'd be OK. I think today we showed that we did a pretty good job - especially on offense.
feeling heart losing sticks
I know the feeling of losing and disappointment and I don't want to feel that again. That feeling in your heart ... it just sticks with you.
believe coaching coming credit knew last special staff team year
I knew that we had a pretty special team coming into this year and I just had to play my part and get better and do better than I did last year. The development has been a big thing. I've come a long way. We've come a long way as a team and I think that is a credit to the coaching staff and the players. We believe in what we do.
weeks
The first two weeks we did very well on offense,