Willie Parker
Willie Parker
Willie Everette Parker, Jr. is a retired American football running back who played for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. After playing college football for North Carolina, he was signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2004...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth11 November 1980
CityClinton, NC
credit great job moving offensive people success
He's like having another offensive lineman out there. Make that a great offensive lineman, if you look at it. He does a great job of moving people out of the way. You've got to give him a lot of credit for the success I've had.
attention mind pay underdog
I don't pay any attention to that stuff. But I don't mind being the underdog. I kind of like being the underdog. I've been an underdog all my life.
asked beginning career college felt good guys hits last question
That's a blessing. I didn't take many hits in college and now my career is beginning really. I felt good out there today. And to all those guys who asked if I could last the whole game; I should ask you that question now. You got your question answered.
asked beginning career college felt good guys hits last question thats
Thats a blessing, ... I didnt take many hits in college and now my career is beginning really. I felt good out there today. And to all those guys who asked if I could last the whole game; I should ask you that question now. You got your question answered.
talk
It's Jerome's day. That's all I want to talk about it.
great knew
It was great. I just knew it was going to be a great play.
bowl dream game north starting super
This is just a dream come true, to be at the Super Bowl and starting in a big game like this. At North Carolina, I really couldn't even get on the field.
happen
I want to make something happen when the ball's in my hands,
call good pants
It was a good play call and we kind of got them with their pants down.
guys headed road
You could say that. Some guys don't take the road I took. They don't have to. Some guys have been headed this way for a long time.
checked family half listened messages people text
A lot of my family and friends called. I probably had 28 text messages and 30 voicemails. I (didn't) know half the people but I checked them and listened to them.
checked family half listened messages people text
A lot of my family and friends called, ... I probably had 28 text messages and 30 voicemails. I (didn't) know half the people but I checked them and listened to them.
coaches hear quit talking
I'm going to quit talking about the coaches. From now on you'll never hear me say anything about the coaches at UNC.
anybody fuel knowing motivates people saying wake
I don't think anybody at UNC thought I could make it up here. That's what motivates me every day when I wake up, knowing that there are people out there saying I can't do something. That's like fuel on your fire.