Play Like You Mean It: Passion, Laughs, and Leadership in the World's Most Beautiful Game (39 page)

I love breaking it down in practice
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Santonio Holmes wanted to see my “ups” after a score against Philadelphia in the preseason of 2010. Clearly I was on the way down!

Darrelle Revis, the best defensive player in the NFL, shows the Steelers why I say that about him
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Calm before the storm … Revis heads to warm up before facing Peyton and the Colts in the 2010–11 Wildcard game
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The big ending to our big playoff win against Indy was sparked by Antonio Cromartie’s clutch kickoff return with less than two minutes to go
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Braylon Edwards and Mark Sanchez told me this play would work … and they were right. We drove the field against Indianapolis in the 2010–11 postseason, and set up Nick Folk’s chip shot field goal to win the game and send us to New England
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Much as I love the way Peyton Manning plays, I enjoyed seeing him grimace as he walked off the field. It was about time!

“The Madbacker,” Bart Scott, who is an integral part of our success
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We brought in Santonio Holmes to make big catches … and he delivered. The bigger the stakes, the better he performs—he’s a prime-time player
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Two of the main reasons why we beat New England in January 2011—Sanchez and Tomlinson
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These guys definitely know how to fly like Jets. Cotchery, Edwards, and Holmes enjoyed letting New England fans see their wings
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We weren’t going to bury this game ball … and Sanchez clearly wasn’t letting go of it after beating Tom Brady and the Patriots
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I have enormous respect for Bill Belichick. His kind words after our win against the Patriots will be something I remember for a long time
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