Badgers football: Russell Wilson says winning Super Bowl hasn’t quenched his desire to be great

June 29-- insists his life has not changed much after winning a Super Bowl in February as the starting quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks.

"I think the biggest thing is a couple more people trying to grab you here and there," Wilson said on Saturday, while taking part in a football camp for kids at Camp Randall Stadium.

"But there are only 24 hours in a day. There's only so much you can do."

Wilson has been working out for 12 hours a day -- at least when he is not taking part in the Russell Wilson Passing Academy.

Keep in mind, this is considered the NFL offseason. Going into his third season, it's clear Wilson is not slowing down any.

"Very much true," Wilson said. "I'm putting in 12-hour days and I feel like I'm still in season. That's a good thing for me.

"I get my break and I get a break while traveling and doing these camps and everything, but at the same time, I'm getting the focus on football and preparing the right way."

If you want to get Wilson's competitive juices flowing, mention a recent story on NFL.com that suggested it's time for him to prove he can carry an offense.

"I think we've done that before," he said. "I think I did it the first two years."

Then there was Wilson himself, saying just the other day that he needs to improve.

When asked which areas needing improving, he played it coy.

"I think every area," he said. "I think every area, you want to capitalize on every situation possible, just continue to grow in all of the little details."

Wilson, 25, quarterbacked the Badgers in 2011, his only season at UW after transferring in as a graduate student from North Carolina State.

Last season, his second in Seattle, he led the Seahawks to a 43-8 win over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. Wilson finished the season with 3,357 passing yards and 26 touchdown passes, with nine interceptions. That's a passer rating of 101.2.

Beyond the statistics, the poise Wilson showed at such a young age stood out.

"I think that's huge," Wilson said of the experience he gained playing in those big games last season. "I think that confidence you have playing in big games, never scared, never fearful, just go out there and play the game."

Wilson is in line for a big contract after this season, but the Seahawks have to do a better job of protecting him. Statistics show he was hit 89 times last season, in addition to being sacked 44 times -- which tied for third-most in the NFL.

But that doesn't seem to bother Wilson.

"I think we're doing just fine," Wilson said. "We just won a Super Bowl, so I'm excited about the next opportunity."

Wilson had five camps last year, all in cities where his career has taken him. This year, he is up to eight, with added stops in Los Angeles and Vancouver, British Columbia.

"I have a team that really helps me in terms of planning everything out," he said.

"I have a whole bunch of people that help plan the little details, all the way to the big ones. And I help a bunch. I'm very much hands on."

Indeed, Wilson showed up early for the one-day camp, which was scheduled to last about eight hours. His voice could be heard constantly, booming through a microphone, encouraging the kids, while running around the fields at Camp Randall and the adjacent McClain Center.

Wilson gave credit to Madison-based American Family Insurance, a major sponsor which helps with travel and other expenses.

Given how much more hectic Wilson's life has become -- in addition to the demands on a Super Bowl-winning quarterback, he filed for divorce from his wife, Ashton, in April after two years of marriage -- you would think he would be looking to cut back on the camps, not add to them. But that is not how he views it.

"I don't think it's going to be hard to do the camps at all," Wilson said, looking ahead to the future. "We're focused on trying to be around as many kids as we possibly can (and) change as many kids as we possibly can, their lives, all across the country."

As for football, Wilson thinks the 12-hour days in the offseason speak the loudest. They show how hungry he remains only months removed from winning his first Super Bowl.

"Very much so," Wilson said. "I want to be the best, (so) I have to keep working at it and working at it."

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