A biography for Demaryius Thomashasn’t been written yet.
“I told my mother this and I told my family this. I told them I was going to be the guy who had success. I just want to stick to what I say.”
“I never want to go to jail. Never, ever.”
“Man, I've been big since I was a little boy. I was 10 pounds as a baby. I was 217 coming out of high school. I've been big.”
“Smoke screens are my favorite thing to do. After that catch, I feel, is my thing.”
“It's great knowing going into the week that you have a guy like Peyton Manning that's going to throw you the ball. You know that during the week, he's working on different things that's going to help our offense, stuff that makes you get better.”
“I hear it all the time, people always on my back about quitting or not doing stuff. Then first time in the Superdome, lights are real bright, whenever I got a chance, I made a play.”
“I send my mom money so she can call me before and after every game. It's our tradition. Have to talk to my mom before the game.”
“I make plays.”
“I'm one of those guys, you be silent and get the guys on your side of the ball working.”
“I kind of want to break the NFL record in yards.”
“I feel like I'm faster with the ball in my hands.”
“I want to be the best with the ball in my hands as a receiver - or as a player, period. And I think when I get the ball, my game changes. I don't know what it is, I just shift gears.”
“It's such a great feeling, knowing you're going to the Super Bowl.”
“I would love to be a Denver Bronco. That's where I got drafted, that's where I played well.”
“I love the physical part of the game. But I wanted to be a receiver, not just a big guy playing receiver.”
“I like to lead by example.”
“If I get hit, I know the pain is going to be temporary. I'm going to hurt for a second and that might be one of those times I run off the field. But then it'll ease up and I'll go back in.”
“I don't get into brawls.”
“With pain, as long as you know it's nothing super serious or nothing is structurally wrong, you start getting used to it.”
“I'm a playmaker.”