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  April 8, 2023 11:13 AM EDT

  RENTON, Wash. -- is a man of many mantras. He has certain sayings or quotes that drive him -- perhaps even define him in certain ways -- that are culled from motivational speakers or mental-conditioning experts, or even the Bible. They are hardwired into his brain and they get sprinkled, at times liberally, throughout conversations. They speak to his unwaveringly positive approach to football, and to life. NFL preseason "Keep the main thing the main thing" is one of them. It's a nod to his focus and determination, and not getting caught up in drama or ancillary distractions. If 's brand is anything, it's that hard work trumps all. Don't let others shape your goals. Believe in yourself. Nothing is impo sible. Keep the main thing the main thing and focus on what really matters, and you can accomplish whatever you set your mind to. But in what was one of the wildest whirlwind offseasons of any player in recent memory, well, even the most ardent Wilson supporter may have questioned the quarterback's jet-setting lifestyle. To recap: Wilson married his celebrity girlfriend, Ciara, in London while being swarmed by the international paparazzi (with all 24 members of Earth, Wind and Fire playing the reception while sporting wedding attire custom designed by Armani), took Fashion Week in Paris by storm, started his Nelson Cruz Jersey own clothing line and become the subject of po sible threats from his wife's ex (rapper Future). The new power couple also walked the red carpet at The ESPYS and Wilson also hosted the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for a second straight summer. The notorious homebody whose late-night activities seemed to consist previously of tweeting Bible scriptures was now showing up on "ET" and "Extra" and on the cover of Hollywood go sip glo sies. It would be impo sible for even someone like coach Pete Carroll, as big of a champion of Wilson's as you will find, not to wonder on some level if Wilson was in fact keeping the main thing the main thing to the extent that the former third-round pick had in each previous spring. With so much going on, how could he, right? Well, fear not, Coach Carroll, Seahawks fans, Fantasy football team owners and, heck, anyone who just enjoys and relishes the joy with which Wilson plays this sport. Even when shooting acro s the Atlantic, Wilson swears he was keeping the main thing the main thing. He, more than anyone else, still realizes the importance of keeping the main thing the main thing. He knows no other way but to KTMTTMT. Wilson is in the best shape of his life coming off the best individual season of his life, and he is clearly having the time of his life, all the while computing the complicated calculus of maximizing the waking hours in the day and juggling his various pursuits. If anyone can pull this off, people, it's Ru sell Wilson, and he's already got everyone around this training camp convinced that despite all that has changed, what really Mike Marjama Jersey matters about this quarterback has remained the same. "He did not back off it at all," Carroll said. "His workouts, his conditioning, his mentality is great. He did everything he po sibly could. He had a great offseason. He was right on it every step of the way. He's been able to budget himself Randy Johnson Jersey and his time such that he could be at the very best of his game, and still have a very, very wonderful marriage and a happy ceremony and all of that, and he shared it with his friends and loved ones and he did it. "If anybody was concerned, or I was concerned, about him being over in London and the whole thing, he made it (a moot point). You just shouldn't doubt him. You really shouldn't doubt him. It's a real mistake." Carroll and Wilson speak the same language, and share so many core beliefs, about the power of positive thought and visualizing your accomplishments and in the ability for mind to rise above matter. "There is no such thing for me in my mind as negativity," Wilson told me at one point in a tone in which I truly believed him. But even Carroll had a sliver of pause as he continued to see his quarterback pop up all over the map like a high-stakes game of "Where In The World Is Ru sell Wilson?" Wilson can understand how, to an outsider, it may have seemed as if he was doing a little too much, caught up in the star culture. But he is adamant that he continues to take counsel from the same inner circle he always has, to continue to put the three Fs -- faith, family and football -- above all, and to implement the same ridiculously grueling offseason training regimen as he always has, even if it means taking a personal trainer or nutritionist to Europe with him. "Keeping the main thing the main thing is so true," Wilson said, "and I say it all the time and (mental conditioning coach) Trevor Moawad and I say that all the time. It's one of those things that ultimately it's god first and keeping my faith first ... And secondly it's having a tight circle that you can rely on and trust, and that will tell you no and that will tell you yes and will motivate you and keep you encouraged ... "Those core people are so important, and I'm grateful to have a special woman in my life that is so dedicated to what she does, too, but she also is a great mom, and to just to see that everyday. And ultimately having great teammates and great friends. So in terms of traveling and being busy, you can be busy, but the key is being organized. Having pinpoint organization and understanding what I need to do and when I need to do it. Time management. To me, this isn't busy to me. I'm grateful, I've got the best job in the world, you know, and this isn't busy. It might be different if I was doing something that Matt Festa Jersey I don't want to do, but I am so pa sionate about the things I get to do, and I love what I Taylor Guilbeau Jersey do." But surely Wilson cuts an occasional corner here or there. I mean, he is human. So like in France for Fashion Week, you'd expect he probably just eats whatever he wants (he doesn't drink or smoke), wakes up at noon and makes a proper vacation out of it, not obse sing about every moment not spent in the gym. Or, he brings a trainer and others with him and still gets in multiple workouts a day and works on his mechanics and delivery religiously. Which seems more like Ru sell Wilson to you? "There is no such thing as not doing something working-out wise or doing rehab work or PT work, doing something that will help my game," Wilson said. "That's always, every time, no matter what. I almost always take my PT person with me or a mental coach or somebody and I'm always working out and doing something. And I usually try to bring my dogs with me. Those are the kind of things that keep my mind relaxed and focused on what I need to do and I make sure I check that off the list. I'm a morning person, so one of the first things I do in the morning is work out and get better, and make sure I check that box. And then I get to chill and relax and I love traveling, I think its important to just get away a