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.

Russell Wilson

In terms of professionally what I want to do, I want to play 15-plus more years, get to the Hall of Fame, and win a lot of championships and all that. I'd love to be the owner of a team one day. But it's way bigger than that. For me, my vision is how can I affect somebody positively every day? When you focus on other people, somehow good things happen to you. I think that's my goal. That's my vision.

Russell Wilson

team winning thinking

God is good all the time. Every time.

Russell Wilson

There's some *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys on my iPod. I listen to it if it comes up on shuffle.

Russell Wilson

nsync ipods boys

We were 6-4 and everybody doubted us. We lost to the Kansas City Chiefs and that week we had a players meeting and really talked about where we really want to go. It's not about the record. At the end of the day it comes down to are we going to keep focusing on each other and are we going to keep getting better day by day? We ignored the noise, we ignored all the talk from the outside.

Russell Wilson

kansas-city cities player

I've been through a lot in life, and had some ups and downs. It's what's led me to this day.

Russell Wilson

this-day ups-downs

I've tried to do everything possible to prepare myself and prepare our football team to be great.

Russell Wilson

nfl team football

I think God cares about everything he created.

Russell Wilson

care thinking

I ended up getting drafted by the Colorado Rockies on June 8, 2010 and the next day, my dad passed away, in June 9, 2010. So I'm at the biggest high of my life on June 8th. And the next day, June 9th, he's gone.

Russell Wilson

next-day dad june

Honestly, being a 5'11 quarterback, not too many people think that you can play in the National Football League. And so for me, you know, I knew that my height doesn't define my skill set, you know? I believed in my talent. I believed in what God gave me. I believed in the knowledge that I have of the game.

Russell Wilson

play football thinking

I believed that I could go to the Super Bowl and win multiple Super Bowls and do all of those things. I believe in that every day.

Russell Wilson

super-bowl winning believe

There's a king in every crowd.

Russell Wilson

crowds kings

I know the coaches definitely trust me and my ability to throw the football.

Russell Wilson

nfl trust-me football

For me, I'm able to use my gift to glorify God. That's what it's about for me.

Russell Wilson

glorify able use

In the midst of chaos, you've gotta be able to slow it down. That's one of the things that God's gifted me with, it's one of the things that I've trained for, and train for now.

Russell Wilson

midst chaos able

My thing is, and I've always been this way - to get to know as many people as I possibly can on a personal level, so that way, when you get on the football field, you've got your buddy right beside you, and you're ready to go.

Russell Wilson

fields football people

I have high expectations of myself. I always have, always will. That will never waver. I always believe in my talent - always have.

Russell Wilson

talent expectations believe

The more that we choose not to talk about domestic violence, the more we shy away from the issue, the more we lose.

Russell Wilson

domestic-violence issues shy

I think the part that people get confused is that when you come in National Football League at a young age, they tell you to try to look for other things to do, and be ready for everything else in your life just in case. But as soon as you have a bunch of success, they think that's the only thing you can do, that you can only be a football player. I think God has gifted me with so many other things other than just football, and that's what I want to bring to the world.

Russell Wilson

confused player football

You know, I want to be the uncommon one. I think it's pretty cool that I'm only 5'11, you know, and playing in the National Football League.

Russell Wilson

league football thinking

In elementary and middle school, I threw kids against the wall. I rubbed their heads in the dirt at recess. I bit them. I even knocked teeth out.

Russell Wilson

wall kids school