I grew up knowing I would be good at athletics, and dreams of a Super Bowl were always within reach as long as I progressed.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Even in past years, when I wasn't in the Super Bowl, I wished I was.
My whole life, my dream has been to be a quarterback.
But I was always a bit of a gypsy, anyway. I spent five years at Oklahoma State, five years at Miami and moved on after winning the national championship, and five years with the Cowboys. So, I was ready to move on. We won back-to-back Super Bowls, and I felt that I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish.
Once I got a bit older, and we could see there could be a future in football, it was everyone's blessing to chase that dream. And it did me a lot of good: It put me through college, it gave me an education, it got me a little taste of pro ball and a lot of good memories. I don't regret any of it.
Obviously, you get to do a lot of great things and cool opportunities at the Super Bowl. But at the end of the day, we all want to be here as a player. That's the goal, and that's why I work so dang hard.
I had a great time in the NFL. To make it in the amount of time that I did was awesome; it's a dream come true, and hell, it gave me the opportunity to go wrestle.
Never in a million years would I think I'd play in a Super Bowl.
It took me 13 years to win a Super Bowl. But it only took me one season to win a 'mirror ball.'
As I and the rest of my Pittsburgh Steelers teammates prepared that week in late December 1974, we knew one thing: The road to the Super Bowl in the AFC went through Oakland. To achieve your dreams as a team, you had to slay the Oakland Raiders. They were the barometer of what it took to be a championship team.
I wanted to be in the situation where I could have a chance to go to the NFL and be a great quarterback and take care of my family.
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