Hines Ward Quotes

• Guys ask me, 'Why are you always smiling?' Are you kidding? I'm in the NFL, that's why!

  Hines Ward

  Nfl, Guy, Always Smile

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• My whole life I've been trying to prove people wrong. I ended up beating everything.

  Hines Ward

  People, Trying, Whole Life

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• As players and coaches, we all want to reach our goal. It's up to us to go out there and perform.

  Hines Ward

  Player, Goal, Want

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• I was a lost child. I wasn't accepted in the black community because I was Korean, and I wasn't accepted in the Korean community because I was black

  Hines Ward

  Children, Community, Black

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• The black and gold runs deep in me and I will remain a Steeler for life.

  Hines Ward

  Running, Black, Gold

  FaceBook post by Hines Ward from May 11, 2017

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• My mom used to tell me, 'I live every day of my life for you.' I understand that now. The older I get, the more I understand.

  Hines Ward

  Mom, My Mom, Used

  FaceBook post by Hines Ward from Apr 28, 2017

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• It's well known that I play aggressively. When I'm not doing that, I'm not doing my job.

  Hines Ward

  Jobs, Play, Well Known

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• And for me to have my name mentioned among some of the Super Bowl MVPs that played in the Super Bowl, words can't describe it. It's totally a dream come true.

  Hines Ward

  Dream, Mvp, Names

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• Everybody was ready to put Denver and Indianapolis in the championship game. We're the same team that went 15-1 last year and made it to the championship game. We're coming from a different perspective now, being on the road playing two tough road games. We all believed in one another, even if no one else did.

  Hines Ward

  Team, Years, Games

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• I'm not the prototype wide receiver. But I like to think I'm one hell of a football player.

  Hines Ward

  Football, Player, Thinking

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• Defensive backs are always trying to kill me, so I'm trying to get them first.

  Hines Ward

  Always Trying, Firsts, Kill Me

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• Everything I do is for my mom. Every time I step out there and try to get better, it's for her.

  Hines Ward

  Mom, Get Better, Trying

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• I grew up kind of fast. I had a lot of responsibilities-cleaning the house, going to school on my own, making good grades on my own

  Hines Ward

  School, Responsibility, House

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• I can really say that I'm a pretty good receiver and came a long way.

  Hines Ward

  Long, Way, Receiver

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• I wanted to finish my career as a Steeler. I felt I just fit the mold as far as a blue-collar guy. I may not be the flashiest, most flamboyant wide receiver out there. But I get the job done for my team.

  Hines Ward

  Jobs, Team, Blue

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• I want to be the guy who catches the game-winning touchdown.

  Hines Ward

  Winning, Games, Guy

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• The coaches hate each other, the players hate each other... There's no calling each other after the game and inviting each other out to dinner. But the feeling's mutual: They don't like us, and we don't like them. There's no need to hide it, they know it, and we know it. It's going to be one of those black and blue games.

  Hines Ward

  Hate, Player, Blue

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• He is the Baltimore Ravens. He's their franchise.

  Hines Ward

  Inspirational, Leadership, Ravens

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• Tom Osborne, Lou Holtz, Bobby Bowden were in our living room. My mom didn't know who they were!

  Hines Ward

  Mom, Rooms, Living Room

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• I think fans cling to me because I'm a blue-collar guy in a blue-collar city.

  Hines Ward

  Thinking, Blue, Cities

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• I have a big problem with scouts. There's a standard for a receiver-you have to have a certain size, run a certain speed, and what not. I disagree with that. You can have a lot of heart, a lot of passion for the game, and be a great receiver. Everyone's looking for that prototype guy, and it shouldn't be that way.

  Hines Ward

  Running, Passion, Heart

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• Everybody hurts when you lose. But he takes it hard.

  Hines Ward

  Hurt, Hard, Loses

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• People really appreciate the way I play.

  Hines Ward

  Play, People, Appreciate

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• When you're that No. 1 seed, teams are gunning for you, everybody wants to be that team to knock you off. For us, we get a chance to face the No. 1 team for a second time this year, so let's see what happens.

  Hines Ward

  Team, Years, Want

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• It was sort of fun tonight, it was a little exciting on Halloween.

  Hines Ward

  Fun, Halloween, Tonight

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