Ben Roethlisberger
Ben Roethlisberger
Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger, Sr., nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football at Miami University, and was drafted by the Steelers in the first roundof the 2004 NFL Draft...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth2 March 1982
CityLima, OH
CountryUnited States of America
football game nervous
I was probably more nervous before this game than any professional football game I've ever played.
nervous throwing whatever
I was nervous the whole game. . . . I couldn't get it done throwing the ball, for whatever reason.
earn
I'll take one as long as we win. ... That's how you earn your money, by winning.
icons
I'll never put myself in that category. Those are the icons of the game.
beard loser rusty shave stakes straight versus
I'll make the stakes even higher. Jake Plummer, let's make this a 'beard versus beard' match. The loser must shave his beard with a rusty straight razor.
best coach count crunch found game good says step tried
I just found that out, I didn't know he said that. But that's good when the coach says something like that. I've done everything I can. I really tried to step my game up to be the best that I can be for this team. I want them to know they can count on me when it's crunch time.
heard numbers ridiculous
I heard it's the most ridiculous amounts of numbers and gadgets, ... I have no idea what that means.
feeling heart losing sticks
I know the feeling of losing and disappointment and I don't want to feel that again. That feeling in your heart ... it just sticks with you.
believe coaching coming credit knew last special staff team year
I knew that we had a pretty special team coming into this year and I just had to play my part and get better and do better than I did last year. The development has been a big thing. I've come a long way. We've come a long way as a team and I think that is a credit to the coaching staff and the players. We believe in what we do.
mentally prepared step sure thrown time trying
I'm just trying to take it one step at a time and be better prepared for everything that is thrown my way and just making sure mentally that I'm sharp.
football last mistake nervous win
I'm more comfortable now. Last year, it was kind of 'Oh my gosh, I'm so nervous and scared, here we go. Don't make a mistake.' I'm not going to go out and play not to make a mistake this year. I'm going to go out to win football games.
fulfill glad promise
I'm just glad I could fulfill the promise I made to him.
harder thrown
If I would have thrown it a little harder it would have been a touchdown.
confidence football game good guys job knew plan ready regular season today
I had confidence in the guys and I had confidence in myself. I knew that when the regular season got here, and we were ready to go out and game plan and really play football when it mattered, we'd be OK. I think today we showed that we did a pretty good job - especially on offense.