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
Everything I do is for my mom. Every time I step out there and try to get better, it's for her.
Tom Osborne, Lou Holtz, Bobby Bowden were in our living room. My mom didn't know who they were!
I think fans cling to me because I'm a blue-collar guy in a blue-collar city.
I was a lost child. I wasn't accepted in the black community because I was Korean, and I wasn't accepted in the Korean community because I was black
People really appreciate the way I play.
I wanted to finish my career as a Steeler. I felt I just fit the mold as far as a blue-collar guy. I may not be the flashiest, most flamboyant wide receiver out there. But I get the job done for my team.
Everybody hurts when you lose. But he takes it hard.
He is the Baltimore Ravens. He's their franchise.
It's well known that I play aggressively. When I'm not doing that, I'm not doing my job.
My whole life I've been trying to prove people wrong. I ended up beating everything.
I can really say that I'm a pretty good receiver and came a long way.
Defensive backs are always trying to kill me, so I'm trying to get them first.
As players and coaches, we all want to reach our goal. It's up to us to go out there and perform.
The black and gold runs deep in me and I will remain a Steeler for life.