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I take football as an avenue to different opportunities. Football is not using me I'm using football.

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Adrian Peterson
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: March 21
American Football Player
Runner
Palestine
Texas
Adrian Lewis Peterson
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I remember my mistakes more than my success.
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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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With trials, you become wiser. You learn more about yourself and the people surrounding you. Me personally, I've never been the type of person to judge anyone over wrongdoing, no matter what it is. I'm just not a judgmental person.
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When I'm out, maybe I'm looking at the fried chicken, but I know I need to order the grilled. But I'm still from the country. I love my fried food and my neck bones and all that, too.
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I don't know any other job that the off-the-field issues - especially something personal like that - affects your job. But as far as the parenting lesson, no [I understood that]. To me it was so simple, it was a situation where I disciplined my child and it didn't turn out the way I wanted.
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I dedicate myself and work hard in the weight room and treat every practice as if it were a game.
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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.
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The physical part has a lot to do with the mental part.
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I love my son more than any of you can imagine.
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I love my son. I love my kids, my family. Like I said after I took the misdemeanor plea, I take full responsibility for my actions.
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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.
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At the end of the day, it's hard to win against the NFL. It's a billion-dollar business, it's hard to win against it. They can manipulate a lot of different things. They can pull strings, they know people. At the end of the day, nine times out of 10, they are going to win.
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I can catch the ball. You've got to throw it to me.
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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.
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I go out and put in a load during the offseason so I know what I'm going to be able to do, as long as I stay healthy, when it comes time for the season.
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I want people to come to the game to see what I will do next.
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I'm looking forward to getting back on the field, it's what I love to do.
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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.
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I'm pretty sure I could outrun the whole Dallas Cowboys team.
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When I go out on the field, I just put it in my mind that I'm playing for my family.
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