{"id":5978,"date":"2013-09-02T13:50:32","date_gmt":"2013-09-02T13:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2013\/09\/02\/hard-work-pays-off-for-vikings-peterson\/"},"modified":"2013-09-02T13:50:32","modified_gmt":"2013-09-02T13:50:32","slug":"hard-work-pays-off-for-vikings-peterson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2013\/09\/02\/hard-work-pays-off-for-vikings-peterson\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard Work Pays Off For Viking&#039;s Peterson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Original Post Content --><br \/>\nHere are some excerpts from a Minneapolis\/Saint Paul newspaper article about Minnesota Viking&#8217;s running back and the NFL&#8217;s reigning MVP Adrain Peterson.<\/p>\n<p>\tWhat is not so remarkable that Peterson&#8217;s dedicated practice ethic closely parallels the path to success and winning as taught in the various GTC classes.  <\/p>\n<p>\t<strong>Perhaps the hardest working Viking&#8217;s player <\/strong>during practices also happens to be the NFL&#8217;s reigning MVP, <strong>Adrian Peterson<\/strong>.  The 6-foot-2 217-pounder doesn&#8217;t stop running after a play is completed.  Instead, he gallops another 20 yards or so before returning to the huddle.<\/p>\n<p>\t&quot;That&#8217;s what it&#8217;s all about, when you&#8217;re trying to be the best,&quot; Peterson said after a recent practice.  &quot;You practice the way you play &#8211; that&#8217;s something I was always told. I&#8217;ve done that, and I&#8217;ve seen the results.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\tPeterson is the model of hard work during practices.<\/p>\n<p>\t&quot;You&#8217;ve got to put your best foot forward, man, and you&#8217;ll see the results,&quot; he said.  &quot;&#8230;I try to inspire with the same hard-work mind set.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\tIf you want to be the best, you&#8217;ve got to put in the work.  You just can&#8217;t talk about it and think it&#8217;s going to happen.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\tPeterson&#8217;s results speak for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\tFood for thought, methinks&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\t \ud83d\ude0e  \ud83d\ude0e  \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Replies:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> DoughBoy on September 2, 2013, 2:12 pm<\/p>\n<div>Good work ethic and an attitude to match. A great and inspiring combination. Thanks Timmer. DoughBoy<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> TommyC on September 3, 2013, 12:43 am<\/p>\n<div>Wish I was as dedicated as Mr. Peterson. \ud83d\ude33<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Guest on September 3, 2013, 11:34 am<\/p>\n<div>I wish I had his salary!  \ud83d\ude00<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> TommyC on September 3, 2013, 12:54 pm<\/p>\n<div>\ud83d\ude06<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some excerpts from a Minneapolis\/Saint Paul newspaper article about Minnesota Viking&#8217;s running back and the NFL&#8217;s reigning MVP Adrain Peterson. What is not so remarkable that Peterson&#8217;s dedicated practice ethic closely parallels the path to success and winning&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-craps"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5978\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}