Hines Ward
Hines Ward
Hines Edward Ward, Jr.is a retired American football wide receiver, businessman, and television personality. He is the current NBC studio analyst who played 14 seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Georgia. The Pittsburgh Steelers selected him in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and he became the team's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yardage and touchdown receptions. Ward was voted MVP of Super Bowl XL, and...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth8 March 1976
CitySeoul, South Korea
He's touched every player in this locker room in some way, somehow. I just didn't want him to go out like that, one game short of the Super Bowl. It's not often you're playing with a Hall of Fame running back, and a Hall of Fame guy, period. I appreciate what he's done for my career, and having him come back and winning a Super Bowl where it all started, I'm glad to help him achieve that.
He's touched every player in that locker room in some form, some way, some how.
He's still the 37 I know. He may have lost a step or something but he'll still end your career if he gets a chance.
He's the catalyst to our offense. The offense has to go out there with confidence and he leads with that.
He's the catalyst of our whole offense. The quarterback has to have confidence, or how else will the rest of the 10 guys follow him? He's going out there confident and having trust in his teammates to make plays.
He's the catalyst of our offense. The offense has to go out there with confidence and he leads with that. It was truly a team effort today, but it was Ben who was leading the way out there.
He's the catalyst of our offense. I know Ben doesn't put up numbers like Peyton Manning and other quarterbacks, but he does go out and win.
He's the catalyst for our whole offense. I know Ben doesn't put up stats like Peyton Manning or Tom Brady, but his name needs to be mentioned with one of the great quarterbacks in the league today.
He's probably the best cornerback in the league, so it's another challenge for me. He'll probably be locked up on me the whole time. In the playoffs, I've been double covered a lot of times. Other guys just have to come up and make plays and that's what they've done. We've stepped up big and that's what we have to continue to do.
I don't think it could be written any better as far as a story line - a happy ending.
I don't know how (the Seahawks) can feel disrespected when everybody had them going to the Super Bowl, anyway. We feel like we're the underdog. Nobody was talking about us. For us to do what we have done, people want to jump on the bandwagon now.
I didn't even want to watch. I put a towel over my head. The Patriots, that's why they are the champions.
I didn't sleep much. I had nerves. It didn't hit me until the second quarter, 'I'm playing in the Super Bowl.' I left some plays out there I usually could make in my sleep. But I have no complaints.
He threw a hell of a ball to me, and I think that sealed the game for us. It got our crowd back into it.