The experience of growing up in Detroit helped give me the character necessary to push myself as hard as I did as… — Jerome Bettis Copy Share Image
As a football player, you always need the threat of being benched. If you don't, you never have to push yourself. — Jerome Bettis Copy Share Image
Broken ribs are one of the worst injuries. I know, because one time I broke three ribs, which is a pretty rare thing. Usually… — Jerome Bettis Copy Share
Denver has been underrated all year and so have we. That makes for a really great game. — Jerome Bettis Copy Share
Toward the end of the game today, I said we've been hunting these teams, trying to get respect. And now maybe it's a situation… — Jerome Bettis Copy Share
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… — Jerome Bettis Copy Share
You see it all the time in sports when aging stars hang on a little too long. I was an exception, so sure I… — Jerome Bettis Copy Share
You want bold? Ask the hundreds of defensive backs I ran over during my career if they think I'm bold. — Jerome Bettis Copy Share
Whenever a coach is let go in-season, the players are left with the pressure to perform. Fail and they may lose their jobs, too. — Jerome Bettis Copy Share
It can be scary to leave the sport when it's one thing you've known for decades. The day football is no longer in your… — Jerome Bettis Copy Share
I cannot imagine for the life of me getting through a season with even a handful of wins after my offensive coordinator was fired… — Jerome Bettis Copy Share
That's a tough thing when you've got a team that's looking at you as a leader and you're a rookie. You've got to develop… — Jerome Bettis Copy Share
When I got to the Rams, Cleveland Gary never talked to me. I could have used some help. — Jerome Bettis Copy Share
The most important part of any speech is the people that are listening to it respond to it and appreciate it. — Jerome Bettis Copy Share
If I'm a GM and I'm trying to revive a franchise, a defensive coach is the way I'd go. — Jerome Bettis Copy Share
No question. I felt, a couple of those years, we had the best team, that was the sad part. All three years, I felt… — Jerome Bettis Copy Share
