Adam Thielen

“We put everything we have into the offseason.”

“Cris Carter and Randy Moss - they're the guys who made me want to play football and be a receiver.”

“By the time the season's over, I'm ready to get back in the weight room and start training as far as getting stronger.”

“The guys who play at a high level probably think they are better than they are, and that's all right.”

“I wouldn't take back having a kid for the world.”

“I have a lot of confidence. I'm a competitor.”

“I honestly don't care about individual awards or statistics.”

“I played college football for free. I had to pay to play, really.”

“There's a lot of guys out there that can play at this level, and sometimes they might be discouraged because they come from a small school or a tough situation.”

“A lot of times you don't see that, doesn't matter when they're drafted, first round or not. You usually don't see guys come in and wow you.”

“As a competitor, when you have a bad play, all you want is to get the ball again and get going.”

“I didn't need to be motivated by other people overlooking me. My motivation was internal, to be better every day.”

“I have a lot of things to work on, a lot of things to get better at, which is good.”

“The players have got to make the plays.”

“I think when you're not in the NFL or when you're early in your career, you don't understand how hard guys work, especially the guys that play a long time and are successful.”

“It doesn't matter what play is called, you have to run that play and you have to be successful on it. It just comes down to execution, all 11 players doing the right thing.”

“Just because you're drafted, No. 1, doesn't mean you're going to make a team and, No. 2, it doesn't mean you're going to be around a long time. Especially at receiver, where there are only five and the last two have to play a lot of special teams or they're gone.”

“We know how hard it is to get to the playoffs in general, and then to get to the NFC Championship Game. You just never know if you'll have the opportunity again, so you really want to make the most of it.”

“You constantly have to grind, work harder than anyone else.”

“You make yourself tougher in the offseason.”