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
That's a blessing. I didn't 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.
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.
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.
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.
guys headed road
You could say that. Some guys don't take the road I took. They don't have to. Some guys have been headed this way for a long time.
nice
It would be nice ... But it's not about me, it's about the team.
money tickets
I shelled out a lot of money for tickets for this game,
dreaming hope
I've been dreaming about this chance. It should be interesting. I just hope we live up to the expectations.
beat faster people race
I usually don't tell people this. Michael, while I wouldn't say he's faster than me, he beat me in a race before. But I try not to give him any credit.
wide
I thought it was going to come back to me. But Hines was wide open.
watching
Man, watching Jerome all day long, he just is what he is.
control happened happens
We know there is a lot of history. We don't look at that, because when things are said and done, what happened then, and what happened yesterday, won't have any control over what happens on Sunday. We just go out and play this game.
anybody fuel knowing motivates people saying wake
I don't think anybody at UNC thought I could make it up here. That's what motivates me every day when I wake up, knowing that there are people out there saying I can't do something. That's like fuel on your fire.