A biography for Jerome Bettishasn’t been written yet.
“When you visualize a bus, it's not like what you'd envision this super aggressive NFL player to be, you think school bus, you think kids, school bus.”
“Controlling that center-nose guard matchup is paramount against a 3-4 defense.”
“I don't give you the 40-, 50-, 60-yd run. I'm 4 yards and a cloud of dust. Unfortunately, you don't make the highlight reels doing that. But you make the box scores.”
“Let's get one thing clear: LaDainian Tomlinson is not threatened by Darren Sproles. Sproles is a change-of-pace back, at best.”
“The most important part of any speech is the people that are listening to it respond to it and appreciate it.”
“I think Coach Tomlin can definitely bring a championship to Pittsburgh!”
“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.”
“I don't play it different in front of the camera than I do when no one is around.”
“If Tebow's work ethic is what it's reputed to be, he could develop into the real deal.”
“You see it all the time in sports when aging stars hang on a little too long. I was an exception, so sure I was going to retire after Super Bowl XL that I told Art Rooney before the game it would be my finale, win or lose.”
“I want people to remember that greatness is not a sports term. It's a life term.”
“An injury might hurt like hell, but my threshold for pain was pretty high.”
“You have to count on yourself and your ability.”
“It wasn't one thing in particular, but growing up in Detroit it really hardened me to the point where when I left and went to Notre Dame I was mentally tough, I was physically tough.”
“I was able to reach the highest of the highs in my particular profession.”
“Being a three-down running back, that, in and of itself, is a special trait to have.”
“If you can't endure pain, you can't play in the NFL.”
“I always favored the idea, late in the season, of having guys play part of a game, but not the whole thing. Get your guys on the field, keep their rhythm going, and then get 'em out of there. Minimize injury risk.”
“I'm probably the luckiest football player who ever played.”
“There are four things you need for greatness: the ability to sacrifice, the ability to endure pain whether it's physical or mental, the ability to understand that you're going to fail because that makes you a better person. And finally, loving what you're doing.”