Demaryius Thomas

“I like that I'm able to be one of the biggest guys in the league. It's a big advantage because sometimes you just don't beat a defensive back the way you want to.”

“I've had to learn about my body and I've had to figure out things that will work for me - I had to change my diet and, having been injured, I've been in the treatment room and learning from those guys and people outside of the treatment room.”

“When I see the ball in the air, it's mine. The main thing is to just go and get it.”

“I will have a defensive back on my side, and Peyton will place it in the perfect spot. It's something I had never seen before. Never. They say I have good corners covering me. But it's hard for them with Peyton.”

“I was just hoping I'd be drafted in the first round. So to be able to be the first receiver, that was a big pride thing. I can always say now that I was the first receiver taken in my class.”

“There are two big adjustments you have to make as a rookie. I think the biggest adjustment you have is to know your playbook, and playing fast once you learn it. And then, every cornerback in the league, they're all good. In college, you might have some who are good and some who aren't.”

“The main thing is just doing my job the best I can to help my squad out. That's my main goal.”

“Because I'm a big guy that can run, I've always thought one of the things I should do is make big plays.”

“I didn't want to be that guy they always talked about being a bad guy.”

“If I play bad, then I feel bad about myself and I have to do it better.”

“Not having drops and not taking plays off, if I do that it will make everyone around me better.”

“The good thing about rural Georgia is that you can always make some change working with your hands. So I started pulling corn and pickin' peas and butterbeans. Seriously, that was my job. I used to wake up at six in the morning and get to pullin' before school. That's hard work.”

“I don't rank receivers myself, because I feel like I'm one of the top.”

“For as long back as I can remember, she was pretty much the only person I felt like I knew. Nobody was closer to their mom than me.”

“I do my job. I don't get into trouble. I just want to play the game.”

“I try to take myself as a leader, as a captain.”

“I told myself I was going to get a scholarship so I could get a degree and take care of my family.”

“I really didn't put myself around the wrong crowds.”

“Peyton is one of the best in the game, and I've been blessed to have him as my quarterback. I learned so much from him.”

“There's no dollar signs involved when I'm playing football.”