Adam Thielen

“I'm going to try to go out and do my best, and I'm going to try and compete every play.”

“I always played 'FIFA' and stuff like that growing up, and seeing those guys celebrate, I kind of got inspiration from that.”

“At some point, you're not going to be able to run the ball for 180 yards, even with the best running back in the NFL. That's when you have to be able to throw the ball.”

“You have to be able to make plays.”

“I'm always going to feel like the underdog. I feel like that's the kind of mind-set I want to have and if I do lose that mind-set, I want somebody to slap me in the face and say, 'Hey, pick it up and get back to the roots.'”

“I do get recognized every once in a while.”

“For me, after every game you look yourself in the mirror and ask 'what can i do better, what can i do to help this team?' Then you go back to the drawing board and you go back and you work hard.”

“Being a part of the practice squad was a tough year for me.”

“When you're a competitor, you just want to go against the best.”

“I feel like I've proven that I can be a starter in this league, and I want to be respected in that way.”

“In this league, it's all about being close to 100 percent on game day.”

“It's the same thing as a competitor with anything whether it be a play, an injury, a distraction. You just put it behind you, you take the situation for what it is and you control what you control and the people that do that the best are usually the more successful team, person, individual, what have you.”

“I don't really care what people think about me or the color of my skin. I'm just playing football.”

“I have tried to have a really good, positive attitude.”

“Just trust that good things will happen if you're working hard and making plays.”

“I think that everybody should have the same opportunities.”

“There is no better feeling than coming into a tough environment and winning.”

“It doesn't matter what happened in the season or what happened the last play, there's always an opportunity to make the next play.”

“You know, the media always tries to twist things and make things into what they're not.”

“I want to be respected based on how I play.”