Willie Parker
Willie Parker
Willie Everette Parker, Jr. is a retired American football running back who played for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. After playing college football for North Carolina, he was signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2004...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth11 November 1980
CityClinton, NC
asked beginning career college felt good guys hits last question thats
Thats a blessing, ... I didnt take many hits in college and now my career is beginning really. I felt good out there today. And to all those guys who asked if I could last the whole game; I should ask you that question now. You got your question answered.
call good pants
It was a good play call and we kind of got them with their pants down.
talk
It's Jerome's day. That's all I want to talk about it.
along arm came expecting guy helped saw took type
When I came here, I wasn't even expecting to play. He (Bettis) was a type of guy who took me under his arm and saw something in me and he just helped me out along the way.
behind guys people run
A lot of people can run behind those guys. Those guys are good.
emotional hole lead moment rushing supposed took
That play was supposed to go left, but the hole was so big to the right that I took it. I never thought I would lead the Steelers in rushing or get 1,000 yards. It's an emotional moment for me.
home north
That's for the home coming, ... That's for North Carolina.
change coming crawling number
They are coming from everywhere. They are crawling from under the rocks. They are coming out of the woods. I am like, 'How did you get my number?' I have to change my number again.
dude respect runs
This is his team. That dude runs this city. I respect everything about that guy.
room saw stay time training
I was in the training room and that's the first time I saw ESPN. I stay away from it.
room saw stay time training
I was in the training room and that's the first time I saw ESPN, ... I stay away from it.
biggest came care record seed shocked sixth
Records? I don't really care about that record. The biggest record is that we were the sixth seed and we came in and shocked the world.
came everybody gets ready sick
If that came down, if that was the issue, I'm all for it. I'm all right and ready to go. Everybody gets sick now and then.
filling guys looked looking player ready role starting though
I always look at myself as a role player anyways, so I wasn't looking at myself as the starter, ... Even though I was starting I looked at it as though I was filling in. When those guys got back I was ready for whatever.