Jerome Bettis
Jerome Bettis
Jerome Abram Bettis Sr., nicknamed The Bus is a former American football halfback who played for the Los Angeles Rams/St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. Bettis is sixth on the list of NFL rushing yards leaders. He retired in 2006 after the Steelers won Super Bowl XL in his native Detroit, Michigan, beating the Seattle Seahawks, and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth16 February 1972
CityDetroit, MI
backs came mission teammates win
My teammates put me on their backs and didn't let me down. I came back to win a championship. Mission accomplished.
teammates
My teammates put me on their back and wouldn't let me down.
came comfort games helped saw team
It helped us because we have been in those situations, those big games. So, when the big games came this time, we were comfortable in the settings. ... even on the road. We had been there before. That's why you saw a different team -- there was a comfort level.
good reason teams
His development is the reason why we are here. We've had some really good teams but, unfortunately, we haven't been able to get over the hump. He's been able to do that.
bowl diminish great last opportunity super thinking until wait
That's a great question. I'm going to look at it. The last thing I want to do is diminish anything by even thinking about that. This is a great opportunity we have. I'm going to wait until after the Super Bowl and think about it.
diamonds five ring symbolic
Exactly. The ring is symbolic of each championship, so you get five diamonds because we have five championships as an organization. So, it's going to be a pretty big ring.
depends figured football television work
I really don't have it figured out yet. I want to do some television work but it depends on what opportunities are there, football related. Right now everything is an option.
enjoy last
I look at it like it'll last forever. But I know it has to come to an end. If this is it, then I want to enjoy it.
decision franchise last rush season until wait
I'll wait until the season is over. I don't want to rush it and make a decision I'd regret. I don't want to get in the way of this franchise going forward. That's the last thing I want to do.
capture country deserve father following great moment mother thirteen
I really think it is great that my mother and my father are able to capture a moment for themselves. Thirteen years following me around this great country of ours, they deserve it.
champion game last played stop win
I played this game to win a championship. I?m a champion and I think the last stop is here, in Detroit.
cold quit realized three turkey
I had to quit cold turkey three years ago. I was up all night, all day. I just realized that, hey, I've got to do some other things with my time. It can be an addiction, man.
guy looks remembered running
I'm the only guy who looks like me. I just want to be remembered as a running back who was abnormal.
bitter chance happy
I'm happy for them, ... They got a chance to get one, that's the goal. I'm not bitter or anything like that.