Latest Adrian Peterson Quotes from Interviews

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• I understand that my son loves me and I love him, and everything just really got blown out of proportion, and I'm OK with that. I'm still here. My son is around me all the time. At the end of the day he still loves me and I love him, so it is what it is.

  Adrian Peterson

  Son, I Love Him, The End Of The Day

  Source: bleacherreport.com

• 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.

  Adrian Peterson

  Jobs, Children, Simple

  Source: bleacherreport.com

• People 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. 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?" 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.

  Adrian Peterson

  Children, Moving, Simple

  Source: bleacherreport.com

• 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.

  Adrian Peterson

  Football, League, Honest

  Source: bleacherreport.com

• 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.

  Adrian Peterson

  Winning, Self, Nfl

  Source: bleacherreport.com

• 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.

  Adrian Peterson

  Workout, Track, Boxing

  Source: bleacherreport.com

• 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.

  Adrian Peterson

  Winning, Nfl, People

  Source: bleacherreport.com

• 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.

  Adrian Peterson

  Thinking, Play, Guy

  Source: bleacherreport.com

• 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 Peterson

  Running, College, Years

  Source: bleacherreport.com

• I know that people have their own opinions and they look at what the norm is for people. I look at age as just being a number. In my mind my age is still 28 and I think I have to remember how old I am.

  Adrian Peterson

  Thinking, Numbers, People

  Source: bleacherreport.com

• 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.

  Adrian Peterson

  Long, Healthy, Able

  Source: bleacherreport.com

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

  Adrian Peterson

  "Adrian Peterson on his future, criticism, legacy and more". Interview with Ben Goessling, www.espn.co.uk. August 7, 2015.

• 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.

  Adrian Peterson

  Heart, Knowing, Long

  "Adrian Peterson on his future, criticism, legacy and more". Interview with Ben Goessling, www.espn.com. August 7, 2015.

• 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.

  Adrian Peterson

  Trying, Hey, Welcome

  Source: www.usatoday.com

• 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.

  Adrian Peterson

  Pain, Struggle, Heart

  Source: www.usatoday.com