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
best coach count decision game miss tough
It was real tough for me to miss that game for my guys. I want them to know they can count on me, so that was tough and that's why I try to be out there. But coach made the decision and all I could do was the best I could on the sidelines.
dropping guy looking normally people playing sitting throwing
They started throwing people all over the place, ... You're sitting there looking at it, and a guy that's normally a linebacker is playing safety, he's dropping deep.
balanced couple last offense people proven remain sure throw took win
A lot of people said that if we have to throw the ball, we can't win the game. Myself, the line, we took offense of that. The last couple weeks, we've proven that's not the case. We have to keep going and make sure we remain a balanced offense like we have been doing.
last people proved three throw win
A lot of people said that if we had to throw the ball, we couldn't win the game. In the last three weeks, we've proved that's not the case.
offense people proven throw took
A lot of people said that if we had to throw the ball, we can't win. Myself, the line, the receivers, we kind of took offense to that. We've kind of proven that's not the case.
dreamt receiver senior until
To play receiver and not play quarterback until my senior year, I never thought I'd be in this situation. I always wanted to be here and dreamt about it as a kid, but I never thought it would happen.
fans knew
We knew this was going to be a battle. The fans and (the media) are the ones (who thought otherwise).
role underdogs
We know we're going to be the underdogs and we probably like that role a little more.
ourselves people pick
We still see ourselves as the underdogs. We always have. If people want to pick us, they can.
best coming imagine playing super
When you think about the Super Bowl, you imagine yourself coming and playing your best football, and it wasn't that way.
fun joke
We always joke around. It's business, but it's still fun at the same time.
stay
We're going to stay loose. We're going to have our fun.
execute game picture plan together work
We're going to put together our first game plan and, hopefully, come out and execute it, ... The big thing is, we want to work on the little things. If we can put the little things together, the big picture will come together and, hopefully, it will be pretty nice.
coach pound whatever
We're going to go out and pound the ball. Whatever coach has in store.