Adrian Peterson Quotes
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I love my son more than any of you can imagine.
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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.
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Jesus Christ - He means the world to me. So many different situations I've been through, through my childhood and now my adulthood; 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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I want people to come to the game to see what I will do next.
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It's modern-day slavery.
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I know that many people disagree with the way I disciplined my child. I also understand after meeting with a psychologist that there are other alternative ways of disciplining a child that may be more appropriate.
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I run angry. Football allows me to take out some of my pain on the field.
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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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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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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 want to win four or five championship rings. That's how I dream. I dream big.
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I remember my mistakes more than my success.
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I have to continue to be a great leader and contribute in any way that I can, and get guys to follow suit. That's how you turn a team around.
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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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To be able to have that self-respect for yourself and just that feeling of, OK, I did what I could, just stay true to yourself.If you feel that this is something that's valid and you should go out there and win, then push through it no matter what the outcome is. Just know that nine times out of 10 that no matter whether you were right or you were wrong, the NFL is a business.
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People say I'm injury-prone but that's definitely not true.
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We are human, so we do go through pain and we struggle with things, but it's all about how you respond to a situation. My whole life, I've been responding in a positive way and keeping a positive mind, keeping God first in my heart, in my mind. No matter what wrong I've done, I know who sees the heart.
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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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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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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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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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It feels good to give back to the people who support you.
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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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I can catch the ball. You've got to throw it to me.
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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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I'm looking forward to getting back on the field, it's what I love to do.
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The type of work I do is more like CrossFit, so I do track workouts, and I do boxing workouts. So it's a lot of different things that I do. I don't want to overload the body too much, but when we do the hill, it's not like workouts.
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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.
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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.
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I'm really not vocal and expressive, but I'm starting to get more comfortable to open up.
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