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
consummate learn people
Duce is a consummate professional. People can learn a lot from him.
enjoying might people
I'm enjoying this. Most people might not like this, but I do.
coach game good people realize remembered starting ultimately winning
It's a shame, but I think now people are starting to realize how good a coach he's been for how long. And I think before the game he's being acknowledged for that, so I really think that's a good thing. But ultimately you're only remembered for winning the big game.
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I think it's been my work ethic. I've just been a hard worker, a guy that's always trying to be positive and put a positive swing on things sometimes even in the darkest moments. And I think people can relate to that being a blue-collar guy. My game is a blue-collar game. Three yards and a cloud of dust and get up and do it again. That's the way in the Midwest, especially Detroit, which is a very, very blue-collar town. I think people relate to that, as well as Pittsburgh.
everybody football loved people player respected saw tried
That's the one thing I want people to remember. That when you saw (number) 36, you saw a real football player who loved the game, tried to show it every day and respected everybody around the game.
dream living people
People on the freeway honking, people at the hotel, it's been great. I'm living a dream right now.
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People say I'm not going to be able to focus because of the distractions but there really aren't any distractions. The possible distraction would be family, but my family comes to every game anyway.
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People count them out every time they play a worthy opponent and they find a way to beat them, and you have to respect that.
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It's working that way, and, hopefully, if I can stay healthy toward the end of the year, it's a big plus for us, ... That's the fun part, to be able to go out there and still contribute. To be on the sideline all those weeks, it was frustrating, so it was good to go back out there and pound the ball and show people it was still there.
course crosses ground people saw
Of course it crosses your mind. I was on the ground and I just saw people running. I fumbled the football, and that's a no-no, something I can't do. I was mad.
bid call came incredible mission time win
There's always a time when you have to call it quits. It is an ending. It has been an incredible ride. I came back to win a championship. Mission accomplished. Now I have to bid farewell.
deviate game win year
He understands what you have to have to win and he doesn't deviate from his game plan. That's why we're consistent, year in and year out.
diamonds five ring symbolic
Exactly. The ring is symbolic of each championship, so you get five diamonds because we have five championships as an organization. So, it's going to be a pretty big ring.
betting broken bunch defensive face ton
I'm betting between the two of them, they've probably broken a ton of face masks. Their own and those of a bunch of defensive guys.