Quote

I want to help my team get to the playoffs, win, and run wild.

Adrian Peterson

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Adrian Peterson
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: March 21
American Football Player
Runner
Palestine
Texas
Adrian Lewis Peterson
Winning
Help
Helping
Running
Nfl
Wild
Team

More quotes by Adrian Peterson

Image
You look at Ray Lewis, you look at Brett Favre. I know it's different positions, but you think about the mental mindset it takes to continue to grind and play at a high level. Those are the guys that I look at that motivate me.
Adrian Peterson
Image
It feels good to give back to the people who support you.
Adrian Peterson
Image
I would sacrifice 1,000 yards rushing to win a Super Bowl. But I want to be the first back to have back-to-back 2,000-yard seasons.
Adrian Peterson
Image
I dedicate myself and work hard in the weight room and treat every practice as if it were a game.
Adrian Peterson
Image
Thankfully, I'm lucky enough to be able to eat ice cream. I've got to have my cookies and cream! But I work out a lot, so I burn a lot of calories.
Adrian Peterson
Image
I definitely run up right, and I've got pretty good speed.
Adrian Peterson
Image
I like to bless people and do things without the world knowing about it, because I'm not in it for the glory. I do it because it comes from my heart. As long as I keep doing that, I'm satisfied.
Adrian Peterson
Image
I try to be open with everybody, try to make everybody feel welcome and make them feel like, hey, I'm an easy person to talk to, get along with.
Adrian Peterson
Image
I understand that my son loves me and I love him, and everything just really got blown out of proportion, and I'm OK with that. I'm still here. My son is around me all the time. At the end of the day he still loves me and I love him, so it is what it is.
Adrian Peterson
Image
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.
Adrian Peterson
Image
I'm really not vocal and expressive, but I'm starting to get more comfortable to open up.
Adrian Peterson
Image
Adversity makes me hungrier. I thrive on being able to make a way out of no way.
Adrian Peterson
Image
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
Image
Thank you to my family, my fans and fans of other teams for their support. The NFL is a fraternity of brothers and I am thankful for the tweets, phone calls and text messages from my fellow players. God Bless everyone and thank u so much.
Adrian Peterson
Image
It's not like I had to throw the football and deal with that as well. It was more disheartening, to be honest with you, just to kind of see how the National Football League really is.
Adrian Peterson
Image
The first two months were painful and they really tested my manhood because there were times I didn’t want to get up because I was in pain. That willpower has to kick in.
Adrian Peterson
Image
Seafood was always my favorite food. I mean, fried lobster? Come on. Once I found out shrimp, scallops and lobster were my allergic triggers, I had to change my diet.
Adrian Peterson
Image
I take football as an avenue to different opportunities. Football is not using me I'm using football.
Adrian Peterson
Image
I'm looking forward to getting back on the field, it's what I love to do.
Adrian Peterson
Image
I have the mentality that if you come in playing not to get hurt, that's when you're going to get hurt. So I play relentless.
Adrian Peterson