Quotes from Davante Adams

That's how I've had success my whole life. That's the recipe for me, just locking in on the moment. But I start thinking about getting paid and all this other stuff, and my mind is not right. It makes it really tough to focus on what you've got to do.

When you're running a route, timing is everything. You have an internal clock - a timer that goes off in your mind that tells you that you need to be ready for the ball - and you have to get to your spot on time.

I don't really have any specific numbers as far as what I want to do, how many touchdowns, how many yards. I just want the film to look good, and hopefully that translates to me having a lot of yards and touchdowns, which ultimately leads to us having a shot at the Super Bowl.

The Packers have all kinds of traditions and rules that you only learn about when you get here. One of the rules is that receivers can't wear sleeves.

That's just a trait that I have. I feel like I've always been a leader.

There's certain guys who dictate or change the way they play based off who they're playing, and that still may translate to success for them, but the way that I play is, like I say, I'm in the driver's seat.

I mean, I grew up with nothing. Crazy crime rate. Exposed to a lot of stuff that a young kid shouldn't be. Obviously, I would have loved to feel a little bit safer at times in my life.

Honestly, as an athlete, you generally know. Your body talks to you. You know the difference between something that's hurting, sore vs. something that's going to hurt you in the long run if you try to go really push off or something.

I've never had an 'I've arrived' moment. I don't like that word, 'arrived.' If you say you've arrived, then you've achieved your dream. You've done all you can. 'I'm the guy now.' I don't like that.

I just trust in myself in what I can do.

I'm from East Palo Alto, California. I grew up with zero dollars.

You want to draft a guy that has production and gets the ball in the end zone.

I just block everything out. It's not even something that I do. When the ball's in the air, everything goes quiet. That's how it is. I don't really think about it much. That's how I play. Tunnel vision.

Why any playmaker if you get them the ball early, it helps with their confidence and their mojo and their momentum.

Chemistry is not built in one practice or two weeks even. It comes over time.

I'll catch a 25-yard pass and, typically, I'm spinning the ball and I'll be looking at the fans to try and pump them up.

People show love and things like that and I appreciate all of it, but you're only as good as that week so you've got to make sure that you continue to spoil the fans and the rest of the people out there in the world.

You can say what you want about me playing in the Mountain West, but I can only eat what's in front of me. I've dominated in my field and did what I had to do.

A doctor can't just come out and play because he's smart and understands the game on paper. He can dissect the hell out of it, I'm sure, but you can't just come and be on the field. But for those who have the physical tools, the mental game is everything. And I feel like that's one of my better traits.

To be real with you, I have no problem with being a hermit, man.

People hear 'East Palo Alto' and they think, 'Oh, you're from Stanford.' They don't understand. It's like 'The Lion King:' You've got Pride Rock, and then you've got where the hyenas are. It ain't too far, but it's a completely different world.

It's tough to have a guy - not hinting at anything; it wasn't anything in the past - but when coaches are kind of on that roller-coaster ride, up and down, highs and lows, you never know what to expect. It makes it tough to come into work every day and be excited to go to meetings and things like that.

Growing up, there was a lot of negativity that I could have been a part of. Fitness was a way to stay on the straight and narrow and stay safe.

Obviously, me being a big part of the offense, I'm going to get more looks here and there, and I'm going to do what I can with that, make the biggest impact I can for the team.