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.

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.

That's something you work on Day 1. You never stop your route.

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.

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

I'm the kind of person who always has a Plan B. I don't want to go into anything without another option.

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

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

Just because you're drafted, No. 1, doesn't mean you're going to make a team and, No. 2, it doesn't mean you're going to be around a long time. Especially at receiver, where there are only five and the last two have to play a lot of special teams or they're gone.

I was pretty realistic about my chances of being drafted.

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

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.

In high school I just loved to compete and play sports. I didn't have a sport that I was going to say, 'Hey, I'm going to play this at the next level.' Whatever my best opportunity was was what I was going to do.

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 constantly have to grind, work harder than anyone else.

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

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

I think that everybody should have the same opportunities.

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.

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.

I don't care what people think about me.

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

I wouldn't take back having a kid for the world.

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

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

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.

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.

I love when people doubt me. I love when people don't think that I'm good enough to play at a certain level, not good enough to be a starter, things like that. That's the stuff that drives me.