249 Quotes by Jerome Bettis

"Because of my size, I probably shouldn't be able to do some of the things I'm able to do. I just want to be remembered as a running back who was abnormal but had good feet, loved to play the game and did it right."

"I was impressed a little last year and I was really impressed in Week 1 of how well he was running inside. From that aspect, yeah, I knew he was capable of it, but to see him really, really pound it in there was fun to see."

"Hopefully, I'll get in early and see what happens but, as a role player, you have to understand that the opportunities may be there and may not be there, ... It depends on how it works out."

"No question, I think it's a lot easier when there's no expectations. We know what that feels like to have that pressure on you and we came out and said, 'Hey, it's us against everybody.' Nobody expects us to win, nobody is picking us to win, and that's fine. As long as we believe it and the coaches give us a great game plan, we'll execute it and come out on top."

"I was fortunate. I'm supposed to take care of the football. That's my job. I fumbled the football; that's a no-no, that's something you can't do."

"No question. I felt, a couple of those years, we had the best team, that was the sad part. All three years, I felt we had the better team (better than the three eventual Super Bowl winners)."

"He's the reason we're here. He's a young guy who is wise beyond his years, and he's played like it."

"He's the reason this football team has been able to be so consistent through the years. His philosophy and his makeup decide the makeup of this football team, so we're a physical bunch of guys, tough-minded, because he's a real reflection of that. He's been that way since the day I got here, and our teams have been reflective of that since the day I got here. I think he's been the driving force."

"If they play well, we win. If they don't play well, we're not going to have much success. They are definitely our backbone."

"The one thing is that, on the road, we've been really, really good the last couple of years. It's something we can take as a positive."