Adam Thielen Quotes

Adam Thielen is an American football wide receiver who plays for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League (NFL). He is known for his exceptional catching ability and route-running skills. Thielen's performances on the field have made him a standout figure in the world of professional football.

I was pretty realistic about my chances of being d... -Adam Thielen

I was pretty realistic about my chances of being drafted.

Joe Mauer, as a local guy, I've looked up to him.... -Adam Thielen

Joe Mauer, as a local guy, I've looked up to him.

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.

You have to be different on the field than you are... -Adam Thielen

You have to be different on the field than you are at home.

I love to compete and I hate failing.... -Adam Thielen

I love to compete and I hate failing.

The players have got to make the plays.... -Adam Thielen

The players have got to make the plays.

I'm going to try to go out and do my best, and I'm... -Adam Thielen

I'm going to try to go out and do my best, and I'm going to try and compete every play.

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.

It's the same thing as a competitor with anything whether it be a play, an injury, a distraction. You just put it behind you, you take the situation for what it is and you control what you control and the people that do that the best are usually the more successful team, person, individual, what have you.

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

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.

I'm always going to feel like the underdog. I feel like that's the kind of mind-set I want to have and if I do lose that mind-set, I want somebody to slap me in the face and say, 'Hey, pick it up and get back to the roots.'

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.

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.

We actually had a toilet on the sideline in college. We had like a little mini-toilet; we'd go and flush it.

In this league, it's all about being close to 100 ... -Adam Thielen

In this league, it's all about being close to 100 percent on game day.

You know, the media always tries to twist things a... -Adam Thielen

You know, the media always tries to twist things and make things into what they're not.

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.

As a competitor, as an athlete, you want the ball ... -Adam Thielen

As a competitor, as an athlete, you want the ball to come to you.

I really try to avoid looking at or thinking about my stats because I'm just trying to do my part in winning games.

In the NFL, there's never really that moment where you're like, Hey, I made the team. Or: Hey, you made the practice squad. You just kind of show up the next day and go to work. Nobody really says anything. You just kind of go to work.

For me, I'm just trying to keep getting better.... -Adam Thielen

For me, I'm just trying to keep getting better.

Defenses usually are trying to take away the guys who are getting a lot of catches earlier in the season.

For me, after every game you look yourself in the mirror and ask 'what can i do better, what can i do to help this team?' Then you go back to the drawing board and you go back and you work hard.

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.

Something I remind myself every day, just do your job to the best of your ability and that's the most important thing.

When you're a competitor, you just want to go agai... -Adam Thielen

When you're a competitor, you just want to go against the best.

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.

I just want to make sure that I'm competing every day and giving my best effort, because everything else just falls into place.

I played college football for free. I had to pay t... -Adam Thielen

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

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