A biography for Adam Thielenhasn’t been written yet.
“As a competitor, as an athlete, you want the ball to come to you.”
“I had a coach when I was getting recruited say maybe you should play basketball at a Division III level, because you're not good enough to play football in college.”
“I don't care if people think I'm one of the best receivers or one of the worst receivers. I don't really care.”
“Being able to put the film out there that I did and prove that I can be a starter in this league, it's put me in a good situation.”
“My wife and I are breakfast people.”
“It's football. There's emotions.”
“For me, it's simple: easy recipes equal more family time.”
“When there are things I see on tape that I think I can get better at, it frustrates me.”
“You have to be able to hit the deep balls.”
“I've always been a very observant person, a visual person. That's my way of learning. Things on paper, notes and things like that, don't help me the same way as watching things live.”
“Joe Mauer, as a local guy, I've looked up to him.”
“Defenses usually are trying to take away the guys who are getting a lot of catches earlier in the season.”
“I thought I was better at basketball, but obviously people didn't think so. But I loved them equally, whether it be baseball season, basketball, football, golf, I liked them equally.”
“It's frustrating when you don't feel like you help the team like you should, but at the end of the day there's going to be ups and downs and it's how you react.”
“That's probably the biggest difference from a hamstring to different injuries. You can play through pain with other injuries. But as I found out quickly with a hamstring, if you're feeling any pain, eventually, it's not going to work.”