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
given memories taken thank
Thank you for all the memories that you've given me and the way that you've taken me in.
appreciate asked game giving hug second shake thank walk
One, I asked them to give me 110 percent. I told them if you walk away from this game giving that, I'm going to say thank you, shake your hand, give you a big hug and tell you how much I appreciate it. The second thing I told them was to get me home.
believed bring city happy home thankful time
We set out a long time ago to bring this back home to Pittsburgh. You all believed in us, believed we could get it done. I'm just so thankful for everything that this city has been able to give me. I'm just so happy we were able to give this city the one for the thumb.
city thankful
I'm so thankful for everything this city has done for me.
book guess mean paid supposed
In my book (he has), but guess what? My book don't mean much, ... I don't know. That's why you have to defer to the big fella, who's supposed to make those decisions. I don't get paid to make those decisions.
dream enjoying living
I'm living a dream right now. I am enjoying retirement.
Everyone in this organization wanted to get this one for you all.
everybody locker role special
Everybody is unselfish. Everyone understands they have a role. If their role is expanded, that's great. If it's reduced, that's understood. I think that what is so special about this locker room. There are no 'Me and I' guys. It's all about the team.
beat believe everybody felt guys locker room supposed
Everybody is supposed to beat us. We really jelled and felt that we could get it done. Only the guys in the locker room believe that, and that was enough.
beating body bounce physically strong taken
The body doesn't bounce back like it once did, ... The beating has taken its toll, so physically you don't feel as strong as you used to.
beat confidence defending football losing team watched
They just beat the defending champs and, conversely, they watched the film of us losing to that same football team. So they're going to have a lot of confidence saying, 'We just smacked around the team that just beat this team.' You've got to think they'll have some confidence.
matter time
It was just a matter of time before we got it going.
against best england played turned week
There was a possibility I could have played against New England, but we had a bye week after that, and they wanted to give me another two weeks. It turned out to be the best call.
enjoying might people
I'm enjoying this. Most people might not like this, but I do.