Allison Glock’s piece on Adrian Peterson in the current issue of ESPN The Magazine provides us with this snippet:

Growing up in rural Palestine, Texas, with his mother, Bonita, he made a list of goals and posted it on his door.

1. Get on top of my grades
2. Get in my Bible more
3. Stay out of trouble
4. Be the best that I can be

as well as this one:

Then he lifts his shirt, revealing a newer tattoo covering a swath of his lower abdomen, the body of Christ holding the comedy and tragedy masks. “I designed it myself,” he says. “I like the faces. One for good times, one for bad. Because I’ve seen both.”

Life goals on his door that were not mentioned in the story:

5. Break NFL single game rushing record in 8th game of career

6. Be the consensus #2 pick in fantasy drafts in my second year.

7. Rush for 1,000,000 yards in my NFL career.

Well, so far, so good.