Roethlisberger chasing her own dreams

OU’s Carlee Roethlisberger doesn’t like to talk about her big brother, who you know as Big Ben, the quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

I don’t know what that’s all about. Maybe she’s quiet. Maybe she wants to pave her own way. I don’t know how close are brother and sister, but I know Ben came to Norman to watch Carlee play last season, following the Steelers season.

And I know that if Carlee wasn’t chasing her own dream — getting ready to play in Waco, Texas, tonight against Baylor in a huge Big 12 showdown, with a game against Tennessee looming Monday — she likely would be in Tampa partying with the rest of anyone with a Super Bowl connection.

I’ll bet they’re having fun in Florida. But chasing your own dream is better. A bunch of people live vicariously through others. Carlee Roethlisberger’s adventures are her own. That’s the best way to live.