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
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I think I'd be pretty good. I'd be challenging some of the better guys on the tour, like Walter Ray Williams.
guys running
Those guys (other running backs) are Ferraris; I'm an F-150.
benefits changing guys start
Those guys are Ferraris; I'm an F-150. They go in every 3,000 miles, but I go 100,000 before you start changing the oil. The durability and dependability, that's where my benefits come in.
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When I did that, it was like 'I can't believe I did this'. I didn't think about it until the guys said, 'Can you imagine this being your last one?' I was like, 'Yeah, that would have been bad'.
difficult fourth guys late painful possible start tackle time trust
Even when it's warm, they don't want to see me, trust me. I try to make it as difficult as possible for those guys and as painful as possible every time they tackle me. So late in the game, in the fourth quarter, that's when you start getting those big runs, because they don't want to come up and tackle you.
cause commit creates dominate double guard guys help lines movement offensive
These guys dominate their position, ... They cause offensive lines to double those guys to get any movement and that's when the linebackers take over. If you do want to get some movement on the center, you have to get a guard to help the center. If you do want to move that tackle, you have to commit something to it so it creates a problem.
biggest girls guys honor jersey kids pick seeing thrill wearing
I think the biggest thrill I've had is seeing guys and girls and kids and grandmothers and grandfathers wearing my 36 jersey. That's an honor for me because you can pick anybody's jersey to wear.
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.
spectator
I was a spectator out there, ... I can't give you much more than that.
gives plus understanding win
It gives us an understanding of who we're up against. We know what we have to do to win each game, and I think that's a big plus for us.
adrenaline behind gives optimism shot stuff
It gives us a lot of optimism because we know that he's here. All of that other stuff is behind us, and it's a shot of adrenaline for him to be here.
bid decided incredible mission win
It is an ending. It's been an incredible ride. I decided to come back and win a championship. Mission accomplished. With that I have to bid a farewell.
carry hearts pittsburgh wherever
We carry Pittsburgh in our hearts wherever we go. ... And you better believe, when we come back, we will have one for the thumb.
beat pittsburgh running stop teams
Right now, teams are saying, 'If we can stop the running game, we can beat the Pittsburgh Steelers,'