To me, when you got a 20-year-old running back or 21-year-old receiver that's just coming out of college and you're out working these guys, age really don't matter. 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 PetersonI 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.
Adrian PetersonI 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.
Adrian PetersonI dedicate myself and work hard in the weight room and treat every practice as if it were a game.
Adrian PetersonI 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.
Adrian Peterson