Mike Webster

“The main function of strength for a lineman is usually to move somebody.”

“Coach Noll insists upon his players having a positive attitude toward the game and, looking back, I really believe that his philosophy in this area helped mold the Steelers into being the team of the 1970s.”

“You don't try to make the Pro Bowl every year, you just try to do things to help your team win.”

“In football, strength can only succeed when mixed with agility, balance, speed and intelligence about what's going on around you. But, without strength, I wouldn't be here.”

“I have a lot of other things I want to do with my life that are outside of football.”

“You can lose a game with the kicking game faster than you can with offense and defense.”

“We lived on a potato farm my dad and three boys. My parents parted when I was young. My mother and sisters lived nearby, but not with us.”

“It doesn't bother me to play on the road except in the playoffs or in domed stadiums.”

“You get nostalgic and you'll get knocked on your butt.”

“I'm not a big man and never was. I came in at about 243 pounds and I played at times up to 260 so there was nothing I could have done to match the size of the defensive tackles.”

“The only thing that matters is performance. That's the bottom line. You're part of the team. It doesn't matter if you're in your first year or your 41st.”

“The only chance I have to be successful is if I'm in better condition than the other guy.”

“You learn more every season and that enables you to be a better player.”

“I'm not a very good athlete.”

“In college we didn't pass block the way they do in the pros - they played the I-formation at Wisconsin.”

“The only way I can have a positive impact on this football team is for me to dedicate myself to doing my job.”

“I don't run very well and I'm not very agile or nimble.”

“I have always felt that my issues are my issues.”

“You don't go into a season saying you're going to play this many more years, you take it one season at a time, one game at a time, one practice at a time.”

“In any game, you have to win up front.”