We thank them for the way they played and so I hope that if we get in this situation again toward the end of the season where one of us isn’t play well, we can show that ‘hey, remember that game in Jacksonville that didn’t look good until the last eight seconds but we found a way.’ So hopefully, we can use this. I kept hearing from the defensive guys on the last drive, on the last couple of series: ‘alright Ben, you got this.’ They never stopped believing in us. "This is one of those games our offense-we looked terrible and that’s on me-I’m the quarterback, so it’s my fault that we looked so bad. "It shows our resilience, our toughness, our never-quit attitude, to fight no matter what," Roethlisberger said when asked what Sunday's game revealed about his team. While it wasn't always pretty, Sunday's game was a vintage performance by Big Ben, who continues to be inspired by his college coach and his favorite poem. ![]() With the Steelers trailing by three with less than two minutes remaining, a 35-yard completion to JuJu Smith-Schuster and a 25-yard throw to Brown set up his 1-yard, game-winning touchdown plunge with five seconds left. Pittsburgh's deficit increased to 16-0 before Big Ben mounted three scoring drives that included touchdown passes to Antonio Brown and Vance McDonald. Roethlisberger never quit on Sunday despite throwing three interceptions that included throwing an interception to Jalen Ramsey in the end zone midway through the third quarter with the Steelers trailing 9-0. It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit. So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don’t you quit. When he might have captured the victor’s cup,Īnd he learned too late when the night slipped down,Īnd you never can tell how close you are, Don't mourn for me now, don't mourn for me never, I am going to do nothing forever and ever.' Anonymous The woman described in the poem. When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low, and the debts are high, and you you want to smile, but you have to sigh. When the funds are low and the debts are high,Īnd you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When he might have won had he stuck it out.ĭon’t give up though the pace seems slow, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, ![]() Roethlisberger has the following poem taped to his locker. "Today's reminded me of Coach Hep’s favorite poem, and I thought it was worth sharing once again," Roethlisberger wroteon his website's home page before sharing the poem that inspired him throughout Sunday's game. While it's been 15 years since Big Ben played for him, Hoeppner is still making an impact on Roethlisberger, who said on his official website following Sunday's thrilling comeback victory over the Jaguars that his team's recent comeback reminded him of his old coach's favorite poem, "Don't Quit." Read a biography of the poet courtesy of the Poetry Foundation.Ben Roethlisberger starred at the University of Miami (Ohio) under Terry Hoeppner, who tragically passed away in 2007 after battling brain cancer. Learn more about Britain's first Industrial Revolution, which spurred the Romantics' wish for a return to nature. The accompanying video was filmed at Dove Cottage, which was Wordsworth's home from 1799 until 1808. Listen to a recording of "The Tables Turned" as read by Amy Hall, a trainee for the Wordsworth Trust. brief introduction to Romanticism, a movement helmed by Wordsworth and a few of his contemporaries. An essay by Jonathan Kerr for the Wordsworth Trust about the creation of the Lyrical Ballads. Check out an electronic copy of the book in which this poem was first published, including an introduction by the authors. ![]() ![]() 3Up! up! my Friend, and clear your looks ħThrough all the long green fields has spread,ġ3And hark! how blithe the throstle sings!Ģ7Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:.
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