Quotes

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 love when people think it's going to be easy to guard me.

I love when people think I'm not a good receiver.

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.

You make yourself tougher in the offseason.

Money is good and everything, but championships are what it's about.

I've never been a numbers guy. Numbers don't excite me. Winning games excites me.

When we go out, we have our favorite places, and the great thing about Minnesota is that most Minnesotans are pretty respectful of your time when you're with your family.

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

For us, we're homebodies. My wife and I like to be at home with family.

I think everybody individually does things a little differently. As a quarterback, every quarterback has their strengths and their weaknesses.

When there are things I see on tape that I think I can get better at, it frustrates me.

I have a lot of things to work on, a lot of things to get better at, which is good.

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.

When I was early in my career, I really followed Twitter, seeing what people were saying about me. I definitely saw them talking about Mr. Mankato and all that. It was fun for me to have a little bit of extra support from outside people. I definitely helped me build confidence, that's for sure.

I honestly don't care about individual awards or statistics.

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

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

My wife and I are breakfast people.

I would not be in the NFL, 100 percent, if it wasn't for basketball. I probably wouldn't be where I am without golf and baseball. Golf, for the mental side of the game, being able to focus on the now and take one shot at a time.

I do get recognized every once in a while.

Cris Carter and Randy Moss - they're the guys who made me want to play football and be a receiver.

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

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

I didn't need to be motivated by other people overlooking me. My motivation was internal, to be better every day.