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July 31, 2010680 viewsGetting ready to throw the deep pass...

680 viewsBen's interview with WDVE:

http://steelers.dve.com/main.html

July 29, 2011680 viewsPhoto: AP

August, 2009 - Fan Photo679 viewsThank you to Joel and Haydee!

August 1, 2010679 views From Ben's chat with the media the first day of camp:

Q: Was it important to you in the morning practice to open as the No. 1 quarterback

Ben: â€œIt felt good to be able to get in there with the first group and it felt pretty special.â€

Q: Is it strange not to know the full rotation?

Ben: â€œYou guys probably know as much as I do. Weâ€™re just taking it one day at a time and tomorrow could be completely different.â€

Q: Are you comfortable with the rotation of you and Byron (Leftwich) so far?

Ben: â€œIâ€™m up for whatever they want. Iâ€™m helping any and all of the quarterbacks, the young receivers, the tight ends, running backs. Byron and I are communicating a lot about different things that we see out there and Charlieâ€™s still in there and Dennis so whatever rotation they want me to do. Iâ€™d run the scout team if they wanted me to.â€

Q: Can you talk about your conditioning?

Ben: â€œI feel great. I feel Iâ€™m in the best shape. I know Iâ€™ve said that before but I feel better than I ever have and spent a lot of time working out and still am. Every night Iâ€™m up here working out. We have to do it because I want to be the best, and thatâ€™s what it takes.â€

Q: How close do you feel you are to having a great season when you do get in there?

Ben: â€œRight now I feel great. Itâ€™s a matter of being able to work out and do stuff during the (suspension) however long that may be. Thatâ€™s going to be the key, how long itâ€™s going to be and how soon can I get back out there.â€

Q: Youâ€™ve played great football in the past. Can you play better?

Ben: â€œI think so but you never know. Iâ€™m not a fortune teller. Youâ€™ve got to deal with injuries, youâ€™ve got to deal with a lot of elements. If I can just continue to improve every day I think that will be good."

Q: Do you plan to talk to the commissioner (Roger Goodell) when he visits Thursday and are you optimistic of getting your suspension reduced from six games to four?

Ben: â€œI think everyone made a big deal that heâ€™s coming here just to see me, and heâ€™s kind of making a tour of all the camps. But, yeah, Iâ€™ll talk to him, Iâ€™m sure a lot of people will. I donâ€™t know what weâ€™ll talk about, itâ€™s hard to say but itâ€™s ultimately going to be his call and his decision on what he does with each individual player. And heâ€™s the commissioner and boss that makes the decisions. Heâ€™ll do what he feels is right, Iâ€™m sure.â€

Q: What is your goal personally and professionally coming out of all of this?

Ben: â€œTo be the best. I hope we can get past this, get on the football field and win championships. Thatâ€™s always my goal, and thatâ€™s not going to change. I want to win a championship this year. Thatâ€™s my ultimate goal.â€

July 30 2011679 views"The biggest cheer from the crowd came when Ben Roethlisberger and James Harrison walked down the steps HOLDING HANDS!"

This is so deserving of a caption!

Update:

Best caption 1: "Ben and me was like peas and carrots again!" (gotta love quotes from "Forrest Gump")!
Best caption 2: "We're the two best friends that anyone could have, we're the two best friends that anyone could have..." (lyrics taken and 're-numbered' from the song by Zack Galifianakis in the movie "Hangover").

Photo: WPXI

August 9, 2011679 viewsRunning a drill on Tuesday morning.

Photo: AP

August 9, 2011679 viewsBen meets a couple of little...er...I mean BIG fans at training camp!

Photo: Getty

2008 Training Camp - August 1, 2008678 views

2010 NFL HOF Induction Ceremony677 viewsAugust 7, 2010 - Canton, Ohio: Members of the Pittsburgh Steelers wave their Terrible Towels as Dick LeBeau is introduced during the 2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Field at Fawcett Stadium.

"The NFL is better because of Dick LeBeau, the players he coached are better men because of Dick Lebeau." -- Bo Marchionte, NFL Draft Bible website

Training Camp - August 2, 2011677 viewsBen laughs with Curtis Brown during a break in practice.

Photo: UPI

July 29, 2011674 viewsBen and Troy greet the fans as they walk to the field at St. Vincent's College on Friday, July 29th.

Photo: AP

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