Quotes from Demaryius Thomas

I would love to be a Denver Bronco. That's where I got drafted, that's where I played well.

I always told my mother when I was growing up that I was going to go pro in something, and it came true. All the hard work paid off for me.

I don't want to be that guy they say that's injury prone.

I feel like I'm faster with the ball in my hands.

Michael Irvin was one of my favorites.

Like, for real, I'm going to be like Larry Fitzgerald. Maybe even more.

Other people will say different, but I'm the best Georgia Tech wide receiver.

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.

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 want to be one of those guys that isn't forgotten once I'm done. That's my main thing.

When I drop the football, it does hurt me... The hardest thing for me to do is relax, because when I drop one, I really want to go out there the next time and make a play.

I don't compare myself to guys who had the same quarterback their entire career. Nothing against that - they're blessed with that. But I don't compare my numbers.

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.

When I was 238 pounds, I ran a 4.38.

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

I love DaeSean Hamilton to death.

Actually, I started throwing the stiff-arm in college. I had some big plays in college from the stiff-arm.

If I feel my Achilles and my ankle are tight, I make sure I get it worked on before I practice because I don't want to put myself in the situation of possibly getting hurt.

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.

I love the physical part of the game. But I wanted to be a receiver, not just a big guy playing receiver.

Half of the time, it's about winning, but as a receiver, you do want to score touchdowns. I do want to score.

I think I am capable of doing what any other elite receiver is capable of doing.

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.

Denver, of course I've got to take my hats off to them, because they took a chance of drafting me in the first round.