Ben Roethlisberger
Leadership is something you earn, something you're chosen for. You can't come in yelling, 'I'm your leader!' If it happens, it's because the other guys respect you.Collection: Respect
I ride a Harley and a chopper. Those are the two bikes I ride the most.
There will always be hard times. Use adversity to fuel your fire. In high school, I wanted to play quarterback but couldn't until I was a senior. I played wide receiver instead, and this ultimately helped me because I learned more about the game.
I take my life and put it on the football field, and I take the football field and put it in my life.
I've always been big into snowmobiles, four-wheelers, jet skis, all kinds of those X Games kind of things.
I don't ride a sport bike. If I'm riding a sport bike and trying to do tricks, and going 200 miles down the highway, that's probably pretty stupid. But when you're riding a Harley or a chopper, and you're riding with a group of people and you're not on the highway and you're cruising, you're relaxing.
I've seen fathers criticizing their sons the moment a game's over. Not my dad. It doesn't matter if I threw an interception or a Hail Mary, he always says, 'Good job, son, I'm proud of you.' Then he shakes my hand and gives me a hug. Every time.
I try to live my life like my father lives his. He always takes care of everyone else first. He won't even start eating until he's sure everyone else in the family has started eating. Another thing: My dad never judges me by whether I win or lose.
As your body deteriorates, your natural talents start to go a little bit. You have to bring in physical working out, building, taking protein and doing extra stuff.
When there are doubters, it always fuels the fire a little bit. When people say you can't do something, if you are a competitor, that drives you.Collection: Fire
You have to be able to step up when your name is called.Collection: Names
It's an honor to be compared with Terry Bradshaw. If I could do half of what he did, I'd be very happy.Collection: Honor
I'm going to try to be better than I ever was.Collection: Trying
I think I can get five, six, seven more years out of this arm and these legs.Collection: Thinking
I know I probably never will win the league MVP or passing title. That is not why I play the game. I try to win football games and championships.Collection: Football
In the playoffs, it is do or die. You win or you go home. As a competitor, you love it.Collection: Home
In my heart, I know I haven't been the best person, the best quarterback for the Steelers, I'm not talking just on the field, I'm talking off the field.Collection: Heart
The biggest thing isn't necessarily how I play, but that we win. That's my number-one goal. I could be the worst quarterback out there, but if we come out with a victory that's all that matters to me.Collection: Winning
Hines Ward, Plaxico Burress, Jerome Bettis-they are great leaders. I listen to everything they say.Collection: Leader
If I do get nervous for a game, they usually go away after the first play. For the Super Bowl, it never went away.Collection: Games
My family and friends and teammates, just having their support has been unbelievable.Collection: Support
Big Ben just kept building up. It ended up coming off the field. It kept taking over. Superman kept taking over Clark Kent and you just never saw who Ben Roethlisberger was any more.Collection: Building Up
I feel that Im not losing the game for our team. Im trying to give us the best opportunity to win the football game. I did everything I could to lose the Jets game but we won. And the Patriots game, I didnt play well. I think that this year, I just come out and play smart football. I got some good advice the other day (from CBS Sports Dan Dierdorf): Every drive that ends in a kick is a good drive.Collection: Sports
Usually when we lose a game is because we turn the ball over or not play well enough and usually it is the turnover thing. We have to take care of the ball. It is starts with me and not turning it over.Collection: Games
Basketball was always my first love, but once I had a good year as a senior, I figured the next step was to play college football.Collection: Basketball
I'm a win-at-all-costs guy.Collection: Winning
I have a great family. I can call them and they don't want to talk just football They want to find out how my day went outside of football.Collection: Football
People don't realize that I'm mobile, athletic and strong-armed.Collection: Strong