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
cheering grew hear ovation people super
To hear the ovation from the crowd, and to hear people I grew up with cheering for me in the Super Bowl, it was incredible. It's better than I ever thought it would be.
came humbling knew nobody
You have to look at where he came from, undrafted, unlooked at, nobody really knew who he was. That's a very humbling experience, but I think he appreciates the opportunities he has because he didn't have them in college.
best experience factor knew second
We knew it was going to be a four-quarter game. Experience comes into play when you are down like that and you take their best punch. (It) was a factor in the second half.
living super
To be in the Super Bowl, I am living the dream. Then to be at home, it's an unbelievable dream. It's one of those things you don't want to end.
couple doorstep knew realistic
We've been on the doorstep a couple times. Once we got to the play-offs, we knew it was a realistic possibility.
assume ready saw wide
You assume we're going overtime. I wasn't down. I was getting ready to go. When I saw (the kick) go wide right, it was incredible.
ask head identity looks physical pittsburgh settle takes team tough type
You ask why have the Pittsburgh Steelers been a physical, smash-mouth type of a team for so long. I think it's because the team takes the identity of its head coach. He looks for tough players. He looks for physical players. And he doesn't settle for anything less.
ask believe believes block everybody gets job party shame skate spoke sure
You ask us to tell you something, and when we kind of skate around the truth, that's accepted. But when we tell you what we believe to be the truth, I think we've been criticized. So it's a shame that he spoke out on what he believes and he's being criticized. What Stevens said is what he believes. Their job is to make sure it's not a big block party after the game. Our job is to make sure everybody gets a ticket.
half knew matter offensive played terrible time winning
We were winning and we played a terrible half from an offensive standpoint. We knew it was just a matter of time for us to get clicking.
benefit couple likes played pressure type
We've played (in Detroit) a couple of times, so that's a benefit for me. Nothing the likes of this type of game, of course. But I don't think there's going to be any more pressure on me.
happiest truly
It's truly amazing. I'm the happiest person on this field. I'm the happiest person in the world.
beat challenge denver game indy played presents type
It's not, ?If beat Indy we can beat anybody. We know what type of game we're going to get -- we've got to be ready. Denver presents a different challenge because we haven't played them this year.
pittsburgh recently town type wins
It's the same type of town that Pittsburgh is, Midwest, blue-collar. And we've had some wins recently in domes.
along none pro reason team win
It's the reason why I started 13 years ago on this quest, to win a championship. Along the way, I amassed a lot of yards, a lot of Pro Bowls, but none of that was significant because it wasn't the team goal.