A biography for Jordy Nelsonhasn’t been written yet.
“I jumped up, came down, tore my ACL. It hardly had anything to do with playing football besides that it was in a game.”
“I think I've said multiple times I'm a guy who needs practice, I need the offseason and I need training camp.”
“Win or lose, you need to remember who you are. And a lot of people go into the Super Bowl saying if you win it's going to change your life forever. It's obviously the pinnacle of our job.”
“Who ever thought I'd be a Lego, or a cereal box? Those things are fun to have, especially when I look back on it down the road, when my career's over, to see all the different things that have been made.”
“Some guys want to play until they're 40, but that's not me.”
“You don't want to lose in overtime on the last play and you don't want to lose by 40, either. None of them are fun. They all hurt.”
“You want to be comfortable where you're at.”
“People feel better about themselves when they hear bad things about other people.”
“Growing up we had nice stuff, we were never poor.”
“I think the work ethic and the discipline is what carries a lot of the K-State football players into the next level. And the ones who succeed, you can see why.”
“I'm one that usually doesn't show too much emotion.”
“When you're at practice, you go full speed. There's no half-speed out there, especially as receivers. You've got to do that, because you've got to work on timing and continue to grow on that.”
“Every time you get in the end zone, you've got to enjoy it.”
“Receiver is one of those positions, very rarely can you come into this league and make a huge impact week in and week out. Can you have a couple splash games here and there? Absolutely. But to be able to sustain it week in and week out is very hard.”
“In middle school, I had a great coach that coached us in both football and basketball and kind of set the foundation. Even through high school, my coaches were great. I guess it started there.”
“Everyone knows negativity sells.”
“Working cattle is my favorite farm duty.”
“To be honest, guys try me a lot because I'm white. I'm definitely not trying to make it a racial thing, but it's the truth. And they can be fooled all they want, as long as it keeps going.”
“Given my profession, I know I have a platform and responsibility to help others and this is a cause that I wanted to be involved in, to promote adoption and highlight the importance of post-adoption resources and services.”
“If you're being successful, you have a little bit more energy because you're doing the right things.”