Adrian Peterson Quotes

Adversity makes me hungrier. I thrive on being able to make a way out of no way.

I dedicate myself and work hard in the weight room and treat every practice as if it were a game.

I remember my mistakes more than my success.

My dad means a lot to me. He's the one who put a football in my hands.

If you don't think that you're the best, how do you become the best?

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

I'm pretty sure I could outrun the whole Dallas Cowboys team.

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.

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.

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.

I want people to come to the game to see what I will do next.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I love my son more than any of you can imagine.

I run angry. Football allows me to take out some of my pain on the field.

The physical part has a lot to do with the mental part.

It feels good to give back to the people who support you.

It's modern-day slavery.

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.

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.

I definitely run up right, and I've got pretty good speed.

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

I want to win four or five championship rings. That's how I dream. I dream big.

I've been running like this since I was seven.

When I go out on the field, I just put it in my mind that I'm playing for my family.

People say I'm injury-prone but that's definitely not true.

I try to eat a lot of baked foods, fish, chicken, potatoes, stuff like that. Grab me a Muscle Milk. That helps.

I'm really not vocal and expressive, but I'm starting to get more comfortable to open up.

I want to be the best player to ever play this game.

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.

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.

I'm looking forward to getting back on the field, it's what I love to do.

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.

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.

I can catch the ball. You've got to throw it to me.

It brings hope and peace of mind knowing that God gave His only begotten Son for us. I'm able to look back and know that on this day Jesus was born and gave us the opportunity to have eternal life.