Todd Peterson Quotes (6 Quotes)

By body mass indexes and the public standards and the National Institute of Health and all that stuff, we're all overweight. I mean, I'm considered too big. I'm 5-10 and 180 pounds but I can't do my job at 5-10, 160. But I can't believe for a second I'm unhealthy.

It's what I get paid to do, ... What separates the players that stay in this business is the mental game .... From a mental standpoint, my job is to respond to adversity.

(Heinz Field) is certainly not the worst place to kick in the league. I can tell you I've faced worse conditions in Kansas City, even a couple of weeks ago in Chicago. It's just an aura the stadium has for some reason.

Weight is a controversial topic in the NFL. I mean, you tell a guy to watch his weight but he goes to six or eight Pro Bowls in a row because he mashes his opponents because he is big. To me, that's a life issue. Is there a difference between an NFL player being heavy and a CEO working 20-hour days

What separates the players that stay in this business from the ones that don't stick around is probably the mental game. For me, that's obviously the way it played out today.

My honest first, candid thought was, I hope this isn't messy,