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I am starting to realize that a lot of guys look up to me, ... Older guys, and even younger guys, are asking me questions and [they] ask me about how to handle situations. Im young, but that leadership role has been on me so I need to live up to it.

Adrian Peterson

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Adrian Peterson
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: March 21
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I want to win four or five championship rings. That's how I dream. I dream big.
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I want to help my team get to the playoffs, win, and run wild.
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I have always believed that the way my parents disciplined me has a great deal to do with the success I have enjoyed as a man.
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I've been running like this since I was seven.
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To me, when you got a 20-year-old running back or 21-year-old receiver that's just coming out of college and you're out working these guys, age really don't matter. So it's easy for me to see what it is. People say it's all about age, but to me, it's mind over matter.
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