“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.”

It’s an honor to be compared with Terry Bradshaw. If I could do half of what he did, I’d be very happy.

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.

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.

In the playoffs, it is do or die. You win or you go home. As a competitor, you love it.

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.

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.

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.

Hines Ward, Plaxico Burress, Jerome Bettis-they are great leaders. I listen to everything they say.

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.

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.

I think I can get five, six, seven more years out of this arm and these legs.

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.

I’m going to try to be better than I ever was.

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.

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.

If I do get nervous for a game, they usually go away after the first play. For the Super Bowl, it never went away.

Only those that improve you. That fuel you and move you. Together rising up, only seeing the real deal. In tandem, dreams you will pursue.

Optimism is the fuel driving every fight. I’ve been in and I could not be more optimistic for the future. 

Instead of adding fuel to the fire I had to learn how to walk away from the flames.

It’s never too late to start your life again. A new start is always necessary to fuel your life.

Listen to how everyone is talking about you. You have to use it as fuel for motivation.

There are two ways you can go with pain: You can let it destroy you or you can use it as fuel to drive you.

Throughout my career, I fed off the fuel of people not being able to understand me.

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