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IndyStar Colts Insider Stephen Holder will talk with a member of the team each week for a wide-ranging, offbeat conversation that sheds light on their personality, background and interests.

This week: rookie cornerback Quincy Wilson.

Question: Your father (Chad Wilson) played college football at Miami and your brother (Marco Wilson) is playing at Florida now. How much was football a part of your upbringing?

Answer: Football was everything. I’ve been playing since I was 5. My dad used to wake me and my little brother up in middle school at 5:30 in the morning to do all types of drills. I started off playing quarterback. I didn’t play cornerback until high school. But he taught me how to play quarterback and my little brother was a quarterback, too. After that, we switched to defense and he taught us everything about playing corner.

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Q: Did you have enough perspective to understand the value of waking up at 5:30 a.m. to practice?

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A: Well, he used to tell us stories about how his dad didn’t push him. His dad told him, "Hey, if you don’t get a scholarship, you’re going to the Army." So, he didn’t want to go to the Army so he worked, man. That really pushed him. And now he’s passing that on to us.

Q: Your dad played at Miami when they had some huge stars. Did he ever tell you about that?

A: I know he likes to pull up his old film and show us. He talked about the leaders they had. He told me about playing with Warren Sapp and Ray Lewis and The Rock (Dwayne Johnson). Him having that (experience) just brought that intensity to me. He used to take me to the Orange Bowl games and we would see Devin Hester and Sean Taylor and all those guys. That was really cool.

Q: Did your dad play with that same swagger you have?

A: Oh, yeah. He tweeted a video of some highlights and I saw it. I would say he definitely had some swag.

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Q: Your brother is starting as a freshman. How much pride do you take in watching him play?

A: I take a lot of pride. I mean, I love watching him play. I race home on Saturdays to watch the 12 o’clock games. He’s playing really well. It’s just so exciting to watch him play. It’s like I’m living my experience all over again.

Q: Is he trying to follow in your footsteps by going to the same school?

A: I know he had me to watch, but I also know the main reason he went there is because Florida is DB (defensive back) U. He liked watching Vernon Hargreaves and all those guys. He’s a DB, so he wants to be around guys who are really good DBs. He wants to keep that legacy going.

Q: You just turned 21 a couple months ago. How did you mark the occasion? Anything special?

A: No. We were in camp on Aug. 16, so no. That’s been the same since forever. I’m a camp baby.

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Q: So, when you were born, Adam Vinatieri was already in the NFL. Did you know that?

A: Yeah, it was his rookie year (1996). That’s crazy, man. On my birthday, they announced it in the team meeting and Coach (Chuck) Pagano made a joke about that being Adam’s rookie year. Everybody went crazy.

Q: This is the furthest you’ve ever been from home (he grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.). What’s been the biggest adjustment?

A: I would say the biggest adjustment is going to be the weather. I’ve never seen snow. Never even been interested in seeing snow. Down there, we go to the beach in December. It’s already getting a little cold. It’s been in the 60s and I had a jacket on.

Follow IndyStar Colts Insider Stephen Holder on Twitter: @HolderStephen.