Jerome Bettis Last Quotations

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.

Of course, it crossed my mind. But that thought was short-lived. Fortunately, it's not (my last play).

From last year to this year, he's a different quarterback. He has an understanding of what he needs to do to manage the football team. The plays he makes with his feet and throwing the ball is amazing.

From last year to this year, he's a different quarterback. He's definitely our leader.

Fortunately, it's not the last time I carry the ball. It was a great play by the linebacker. He put his head on the football. That's the one thing you can't let happen.

I?m a realist in a sense that I do understand there is a good chance it is my last game.

I think he understands he doesn't have to win the game. I think last year he'd be the first one to tell you he was of the thought I have to win the football game. He just needs to make the plays he's supposed to make, and we'll win the football game as a result of that.

I was thinking, 'If this is my last (Heinz Field) game, this will be my final opportunity to look out of this tunnel. I wanted to have a mental snapshot of the moment so that I could carry it with me forever.

It feels incredible -- my team put me on their backs, and I knew they wouldn't let me down. This has been a great ride, and I've always said that you play this game to win championships, and now that I've got that championship ... I think this is the last stop for 'The Bus.'?

Yeah, who knows? It would have been hard to walk away from a last carry like that.

We don't have to be as good as we were last year, ... It doesn't matter if we're 15-1 again - if we're 10-6 but we win the Super Bowl, that's a better season.

The reality is it could be my last. So, the way I look at it, I'm approaching it as if is the last home game.

The outcome will have a bearing on my decision. If it is my last game, all the people that saw me start my career get an opportunity to see me end it. My career will have come full circle.

When I did that, it was like 'I can't believe I did this'. I didn't think about it until the guys said, 'Can you imagine this being your last one?' I was like, 'Yeah, that would have been bad'.

Whenever you go into a situation where it could be your last play, there's a sense of desperation. I definitely feel it, and I try to encourage my teammates and lead by example. It doesn't matter how we do it, all that matters is we get it done.

We know we have the pieces in place, ... That's evident. You look at last year, with us being a game away. So we know that. The question going into this camp is can we create that same chemistry? Can everybody play at that same level that we played last year? Can we be that same football team? In this business, that's the hardest thing to do.

Detroit was always in the back of my mind since we lost in the AFC championship game last year. I thought we could get there and I knew if we didn't turn the ball over we had a great chance.

Detroit, you were incredible. Pittsburgh, here we come. I played this game to win a championship. I'm a champion. I think The Bus ... his last stop is here, in Detroit.

They put me on their backs and made sure they wouldn't let me down. I played this game to win a championship. I'm a champion, and I think the last stop is here.

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.

I'm a champion. I think the Bus' last stop is here in Detroit. It's official, like the referee whistle.

I'm a champion. This is the last Bus stop. I came back to win a championship. Mission accomplished.

That's a great question. I'm going to look at it. The last thing I want to do is diminish anything by even thinking about that. This is a great opportunity we have. I'm going to wait until after the Super Bowl and think about it.

It's disappointing in a sense that the organization said last year they're going to take care of him, and it wasn't resolved. I think they could have gone through this process a little bit earlier. They didn't have to drag it this far.

I'll wait until the season is over. I don't want to rush it and make a decision I'd regret. I don't want to get in the way of this franchise going forward. That's the last thing I want to do.

I look at it like it'll last forever. But I know it has to come to an end. If this is it, then I want to enjoy it.

I played this game to win a championship. I?m a champion and I think the last stop is here, in Detroit.

They've won two of the last three Super Bowls, so it would foolish of me to sit back and think they're not the favorite. If I was on the outside looking in, I'd say the same thing.

The Bus stops here. The last stop is here in Detroit.

There's always a time when you have to call it quits. I'm a champion. The last stop is in the city of Detroit.

It's been a situation where my body's been breaking down. The last thing I wanted to do going into a game like this and going into a season was going to tell my teammates this was going to be the last game. I never wanted to put that kind of pressure on my teammates for them to even think that.

It's been an incredible ride and there's always a time when you have to call it quits. I played this game to win a championship. I'm a champion and I think the Bus...the last time is here in Detroit.