Joe Greene
Joe Greene
Charles Edward Greene, known as "Mean Joe Greene,"is a former all-pro American football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. Throughout the early 1970s, Greene was one of the most dominant defensive players in the NFL. Winning two NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards, as well as earning five first-team All-Pro selections, Greene is widely considered one of the greatest defensive linemen to ever play in the NFL. He was the cornerstone of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth24 September 1946
CountryUnited States of America
I'm not a theatrics guy who does things for effect. Whatever comes out is what I feel. It just comes out.
The people that I was working with made it all good for me - made it important to me - made it special. I will miss everyone in the Steelers organization.
I never had a desire to hurt anybody. I have at certain times had violent urges, but I don't think I ever have hurt anybody. Tried to a couple times, but I don't think I have. Yeah, guess I have. In high school. I was dirty then. Kick 'em. I might not've hurt 'em, though, they might've just been afraid of me.
Above all, there is Mother. She taught me how to love, how to have respect for other people.
When you win and you don't have anyone to share it with, why win? You have to have someone to share it with.
People can care about changing the world. But what gets them to act is pressure and social reward.
I came to the Steelers after four years of high school and four years of college, and now I look on my stay here as 13 years of postgraduate work; I think I'm ready for the world.
The Steelers have influenced everything I've done as an adult.
I was one of the first people to join Facebook in February of 2004, and launched one of the inaugural applications on the platform in May 2007.