People say I’m injury-prone but that’s definitely not true.
ADRIAN PETERSONPeople say I’m injury-prone but that’s definitely not true.
ADRIAN PETERSONTo be able to have that self-respect for yourself and just that feeling of, OK.
ADRIAN PETERSONIt’s not like I had to throw the football and deal with that as well.
ADRIAN PETERSONI don’t know any other job that the off-the-field issues – especially something personal like that – affects your job.
ADRIAN PETERSONI try to eat a lot of baked foods, fish, chicken, potatoes, stuff like that. Grab me a Muscle Milk. That helps.
ADRIAN PETERSONThose are the guys that I look at that motivate me.
ADRIAN PETERSONI know it’s different positions, but you think about the mental mindset it takes to continue to grind and play at a high level.
ADRIAN PETERSONPeople have to see it for what it is, but they would be so shocked to know two simple things that I just really never shared with anyone, but I spank my child at times.
ADRIAN PETERSONBut little details like that is not what people are able to see, and that makes the world of difference to the outcome of the situation.
ADRIAN PETERSONIt’s modern-day slavery.
ADRIAN PETERSONThat willpower has to kick in.
ADRIAN PETERSONI’m pretty sure I could outrun the whole Dallas Cowboys team.
ADRIAN PETERSONThat’s when you’re going to get hurt. So I play relentless.
ADRIAN PETERSONI take football as an avenue to different opportunities. Football is not using me; I’m using football.
ADRIAN PETERSONI run angry. Football allows me to take out some of my pain on the field.
ADRIAN PETERSONIm young, but that leadership role has been on me so I need to live up to it.
ADRIAN PETERSON