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 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.
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Adversity makes me hungrier.
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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.
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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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That willpower has to kick in.
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I like to bless people and do things without the world knowing about it, because I’m not in it for the glory.
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Those are the guys that I look at that motivate me.
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That’s how you turn a team around.
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I lost my brother at a young age. He got hit by a car right in front of me. I had to be strong for my mom.
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He didn’t move a muscle, not one inch, and he didn’t drop one tear. I tell you that and you are probably like, “Wow, how is that even possible?”
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It was more disheartening, to be honest with you, just to kind of see how the National Football League really is.
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I do it because it comes from my heart. As long as I keep doing that, I’m satisfied.
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Then push through it no matter what the outcome is.
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With trials, you become wiser.
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I would sacrifice 1,000 yards rushing to win a Super Bowl.
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I thrive on being able to make a way out of no way.
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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’ve got to have my cookies and cream! But I work out a lot, so I burn a lot of calories.
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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.
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That’s when you’re going to get hurt. So I play relentless.
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But 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.
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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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At the end of the day, nine times out of 10, they are going to win.
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The type of work I do is more like CrossFit, so I do track workouts, and I do boxing workouts.
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Im young, but that leadership role has been on me so I need to live up to it.
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Age really don’t matter.
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But I want to be the first back to have back-to-back 2,000-yard seasons.
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