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
bowl driving few losing opportunity quite side situation super
I've been on the losing side of quite a few of these. That's what's driving me more than anything, not that the Super Bowl is in Detroit. It's an opportunity for us to do something we haven't done. We've been in this situation before and we lost.
carry final last mental moment opportunity snapshot
I was thinking, 'If this is my last (Heinz Field) game, this will be my final opportunity to look out of this tunnel. I wanted to have a mental snapshot of the moment so that I could carry it with me forever.
closer game lying opportunity step takes
I'd be lying to you if I said it was complete. Having an opportunity to play in this game takes me one step closer to it being complete.
amazing earned feeling gave glad greatest hold opportunity somebody trophy waiting won
That's the greatest feeling in the world, to actually have an opportunity to hold that Lombardi Trophy, and not hold it because somebody gave it to you. You hold that trophy because you earned it and you won it. That's the most amazing feeling in the world. It's a feeling I've been waiting for 13 years and I'm just glad I was able to come back and hoist that trophy and take it back to Pittsburgh.
bearing career full last opportunity outcome people saw start
The outcome will have a bearing on my decision. If it is my last game, all the people that saw me start my career get an opportunity to see me end it. My career will have come full circle.
chops impact knew licking opportunity proud tough
That's my role. Third-and-1, I'm licking my chops because that is my opportunity to come in and make an impact in the game. So when they called my number, I knew I had to get that yard. I was able to do that. I feel really proud to get those tough yards.
career detroit dream everybody family front home opportunity seen since win
This is amazing. You play your whole career for this opportunity, and to have this opportunity at home in Detroit . . . to win a championship in front of my friends and family and everybody who's seen me play since I was a kid, it's a dream come true.
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.
opportunity
He said, 'It's not over yet. We've got another opportunity and it's up to us to make it right.
block everybody gets job party sure
What Stevens said is true; 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.
earlier helps played understand
We understand it is going to be deafening and we aren't going to be able to hear. But it helps having played there earlier this season.
gives reflect seen
I've never seen anything like that (reaction) before. It gives you something to reflect on and to think about.
call pass seen shy
I've never seen shy about eating. They don't call me 'The Bus' because I pass the plate.
defining moment
It would be a defining moment for him as well.