Hes an amazing receiver, a guy who was great last year for us, made some great plays. Obviously, hes been a great player over his years and all that. But I think more than anything else, its a testament hopefully to his growth in life, you always want to see people overcome, overcome challenges, and everything else.

Russell Wilson

Well you always want to play against the best. That's what you're going to get in the Super Bowl. To go against guys like Peyton Manning and Tom Brady who I have tons of respect for; I watch their games, I study their games, I try to learn from them. It gets you excited, but hopefully not too excited. Just focus on the game. Then when my career is done then I can look back at it.

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Last year, this year, all the years I have been here they just continue to find ways to make plays for us and vice-versa, it is a relentless effort to find a way no matter what it looks like and I'm so excited for our defense and all the crazy plays that they made. They were lights out for the most part and it was just pretty spectacular.

It's a huge game to win, on their turf it is pretty tough to do, one game at a time, we know there are a lot of great teams to play, NFC is not easy to win against, we are excited about the opportunity, championship mindset we'll see what happens.

I think to be a great quarterback, you have to have a great leadership, great attention to detail, and a relentless competitive nature. And that's what I try to bring to the table, and I have a long way to go. I'm still learning, and I'm still on a constant quest for knowledge.

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I had this urge to play the game of football, because so many people - I shouldn't say so many, a handful of people - said I couldn't do it. For me, it was one of those things that I just believe in my talent that the Lord gave me, and I wanted to take advantage of it.

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I'm so blessed to have gone to Wisconsin. It's a great school and great coaching staff with incredible fans. I had a lot of great teammates that wanted to be successful. I played behind a huge offensive line. I think that proved a lot, too, as a 5-11 quarterback showing I could play under center with those guys in front of me.

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To be efficient with the football in practice and on the game field obviously is the most important thing, but be efficient with the football, make smart decisions, be great on third downs, be great in the red zone, when the game's on the line in the fourth quarter - that's what I love.

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It wouldn’t be Changing if it wasn’t Challenging

I believe in coach Hackett, i believe in what we're doing. Believe in everything, and any time you can try to find a way to make a play on fourth-and-5, that's great, too. Also, I don't think it was the wrong decision. I think [ McManus ] can make it.

It didn't bother me, you know, it's a hostile environment, it always has been. I didn't expect them to give a round of applause every once in a while.

It's not really about me, it's about being surrounded by guys who want to put the work in every single day and the dedication to it, i want to be here for a long time, I believe this is a marriage and I want to be here for a long time. My goal is to be able to finish my career here.

Their best years are 30 - to 40-plus range, you see Tom coming back, Tom Brady , Drew Brees as long as he played, you know. So, to me, I ain't even got started yet.

Well, first of all, why would Russell Wilson want it any other way ? i want to compete at the highest level. So, I think first of all, we need to talk about John Elway, about Peyton Manning.

So, those kind of memories, it's an honor, it's a tradition, it's a place of excellence, and that's the standard that I have to bring every day. That's the only thing I know.

... And what I do know is that some of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, from Manning to Tom Brady, Drew Brees, have gone from one place to another, guys I’ve always known and admired. So, in this moment, I ’m looking forward to the opportunity to continue to grow and learn.

To be able to play this game, you have to be a little bit wild, a little bit crazy, you have to be tough to be able to do all the things you have to do every day, this is one of the hardest games in the world. I think every guy’s circumstance is different.

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