James Harrison
James Harrison
NFL linebacker and five-time Pro-Bowl selection during his 9-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was named AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2008 and helped the Steelers win Super Bowls XL and XLIII.
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth4 May 1978
CityAkron, OH
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We're still struggling to find out how they come up with that number.
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It certainly looks less serious with each test that gets done.
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Water looks so innocent much of the time, but with a flood it's not over when it's over. Its consequences go on for months. When people see their homes wrecked, and then the mildew and decay set in and they realize that life as they've known it is turned upside down, this can simply be overwhelming.
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Any team's going to say, 'This is a second-year guy, he's taking the place of Clark Haggans, let's try to do this and that,' ... That's something I'm going to have to try to deal with and try to prove them wrong.
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This agency has been under a microscope for the last year and been subject to a fair degree of criticism. In some sense, this trial gives us a chance to prove what this agency has accomplished and how accountable it has been.
I said, all right, whatever, I'll go in,
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He had two choices -- either take me up high, which I didn't think he would do, or cut me, ... I figured he was going to try to cut me because it's Monday night and you don't want to get run over in front of everybody.
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It encourages people to go elsewhere to purchase the product. It would be a boon for New Hampshire.
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Clark ended up getting hurt, and I had to play like three quarters, ... The tight end came across the middle, and I knocked him silly and almost knocked myself out. They said I was out, but I don't think I was.
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I'll put it to you in simple terms: The center and the guard were so far gone, the running back had to make moves to avoid them. We were just coming in and cleaning things up.
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I'm comfortable being out there. I'm here to fill in for Joey (Porter) and Clark. If they can't play, my role is to be there.
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I didn't know what he was going to do. So I waited until he turned his back to me. Then I thought I could safely take him down and hold him until the authorities got there.
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If Clark Haggans didn't break his hand I'm not in Pittsburgh, I'm not in football,
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I guess it's luck, ... If Clark doesn't break his hand, I'm not here. Clark's been looking out for me for a while now, now that I think about it.