Quotes from Adam Thielen

It doesn't matter what happened in the season or what happened the last play, there's always an opportunity to make the next play.

You constantly have to grind, work harder than anyone else.

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

I don't think it's much different at this level. It just feels like playing high school football, college football. It's the same games, the same routes.

Just trust that good things will happen if you're working hard and making plays.

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

You have to be able to hit the deep balls.

I don't care if people think I'm one of the best receivers or one of the worst receivers. I don't really care.

For me there is so many factors in football, that's why it's the greatest team game. There are so many things that lead into having success, just like when you have a ton of success and when you have no success, it's not just you.

A lot of times you don't see that, doesn't matter when they're drafted, first round or not. You usually don't see guys come in and wow you.

Being a part of the practice squad was a tough year for me.

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.

You make yourself tougher in the offseason.

For me, it's simple: easy recipes equal more family time.

I always played 'FIFA' and stuff like that growing up, and seeing those guys celebrate, I kind of got inspiration from that.

At some point, you're not going to be able to run the ball for 180 yards, even with the best running back in the NFL. That's when you have to be able to throw the ball.

The whole goal was to get an opportunity to go somewhere for OTAs because OTAs in this league are extremely important, especially for undrafted guys and guys who are on the bubble. You don't get a lot of opportunities in preseason games and training camp, so OTAs are huge.

It's really nice to be able to go into the offseason and attack the training as soon as possible.

When you're coming into training camp, there's not a whole lot that is familiar. When you can grab something from it, it keeps you calm and helps you just play football.

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.

I don't really care what people think about me or the color of my skin. I'm just playing football.

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

You have a little more time to make moves when you're in the slot.

I have tried to have a really good, positive attitude.