Charlie Batch
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Charlie Batch
Charles D'Donte Batchis a former American NFL quarterback. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft and played 15 seasons in the NFL, most of it as a backup with his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Eastern Michigan. Batch earned two Super Bowl rings with the Steelers in Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth5 December 1974
CityHomestead, PA
ate family run sat whatever
We were always on the run and just ate whatever was there. We never sat down as a family because we were always on different schedules.
sacrifice giving community
The parents pull you aside and say, `I have to give credit where credit is due, you really are sacrificing a lot for the community, and giving,' .. But I'm from here and committed to Homestead and the Steel Valley, and it's a no-brainer to me.
mistake made
I made a lot of mistakes but they were correctable mistakes.
preparation poor-planning performances
Proper preparation prevents poor performance.
obviously second super time ways win year
Are there ways to get better? Yes, absolutely. He's going to try to fine-tune those and obviously you want to win the Super Bowl, so his expectations in his second year are kind of like what Marino's were. It's kind of like, all of a sudden, 'OK, you're there. It's time to win the big one now.'
itself opportunity presented seize
The opportunity hasn't presented itself for me, but, now that it has, I have to seize the moment,