328 Quotes by Hines Ward

What better way to finish your career than where it all started?

I had a chance to meet the doctor who saved my mother's life at the time of giving birth to me. This is where it all started.

He didn't say, 'Hines, I'm about to pitch it,' ... He saw me and I looked at him. I thought he was going to get out of (the tackler's grip) and I was going to try to block. The ball hit me in the hands, so I needed to catch it, I guess. I take responsibility for that.

We have to count our blessings. The man above, he really looked down on Jerome and said, 'I'm not going to let you end your career on a fumble like that.' ... We're one game away from getting him to Detroit.

In some form, Jerome has touched every person on our team. He's kind of like the big brother that everyone goes to talk to. We pleaded with him to come back for another year.

I remember he got in the huddle and a couple offensive linemen couldn't hear the play because he was talking real softly. He was looking down, calling plays off his wristband, and a lot of people couldn't read his lips. So it was a long day.

He laid it on the line. He's lying there hurt on the ground, and he said to me, 'At least we're in field goal range.

I'll take Ben over anybody. I like the way he handles the game.

We fell one game short (last year). A lot of guys are focused, real hungry. Things didnt go particularly the way we wanted in the preseason, but you dont game-plan in the preseason. Our whole focus now is Tennessee.