Quotes from Ben Roethlisberger

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

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

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.

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 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.

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 ride a Harley and a chopper. Those are the two bikes I ride the most.

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

I've always been big into snowmobiles, four-wheelers, jet skis, all kinds of those X Games kind of things.

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.

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 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 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.

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.