Peyton Manning Quotes

Remind your critics when they say you don't have the expertise or experience to do something that an amateur built the ark and the experts built the Titanic

You hear about how many fourth quarter comebacks that a guy has and I think it means a guy screwed up in the first three quarters.

The attitude with which we approach the situation can determine our success or failure.

I never left the field saying I could have done more to get ready and that gives me peace of mind.

If you wait for others to initiate change you automatically become a follower.

Pressue is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing.

I committed my life to Christ, and that faith has been most important to me ever since.

If you work hard and you play well, all those critics quiet themselves pretty quickly.

My dad told us up front, 'Guys, if you want to play sports, go ahead, but it's your decision.

I think e-mail is kind of a cheap way to communicate. It's a lazy way of writing a letter, you know.

Being there every week for my teammates is really important to me. It's about accountability. I hear stuff about the 'toughest quarterback in the league' and all that; what's that mean?

After a loss like this we just have to go back and work harder. We got outplayed and that's all there is to it. You have to let it go, move on and just work harder.

It goes without saying, winning against a good team in a hostile crowd on the road, it's just an absolutely huge win.

I understand the seriousness of concussions.

Nobody really wants to hear about anybody else's injuries. Or how your back feels. Whose back doesn't hurt?

I would like to think I will be a guy who knows when it's time to stop. I don't want to be a guy who hung on and hung on. I do not have a goal in mind of a year or a statistic.

I'd like people to understand that I do have some personality.

To all the fantasy owners who drafted me: You're welcome.

If your team is going to win, you need to play better than the other quarterback.

I don't want to retire. I still want to play.

I don't usually stink. But I stunk today.

Everyone should play like Adrian Peterson. This guy does everything full speed. Pro Bowl - promoting himself for MVP.

Some guys leave a place after a long time, and they're bitter. Not me.

If people think I'm a laid-back guy, that's their mistake.

I have to leave the games now if the announcer says something I don't agree with. I'm thinking, 'Peyton, it is not healthy to be all worked up before a game.

In life, and in sports, we all know that nothing lasts forever.

When you get a lot of money thrown at you, you can make some dumb decisions without the right advice.

I would love to have played in the '60s. Now that would have been fun.

I feel one of the most significant honors a player can have in his sport is to have his number retired. Certainly for me to have that at Tennessee, it's with great pride.

I'm proud to be Archie's son. Being a quarterback, I had my mentor and hero living in the same house.

Some people have this impression of me: 'Boy, he's always so serious on the field. Football. Football. Football.

I like to be able to do things on my own. I'm a big boy. I can drive myself to an appearance or get on a plane. I like a little bit of independence...

I want to be out there every single snap, every single play.

My dad was a class person on and off the field. That's the person I want to be.

It's kind of boring to me if teams never throw the ball.

Whenever people ask you where you're from and you say New Orleans, it's always going to create a conversation.

If teams keep playing us this way, it's going to be like this.

I'm the best Manning.

You can play pickup basketball, but you can't really re-create football.

I am stronger than I was last year. I am throwing the ball better now in May of 2013 than I did in May of 2012 - significantly better. I got better throughout the season.

Imitation is obviously a great form of flattery.

I remember when I first got into the league, I thought how it would be nice to have a year when you were the best. That means your team is probably winning.

I'm a serious person by nature - sometimes too serious.

Boy, do I hate to lose.

When people are watching you, it makes you think twice about what you do, and the things you say, and the people you hang around with.

Some guys need to see things on a grease board, ... I like when you can see it in your mind. And that's what Marvin does, too. He visualizes. He sees things in his mind so well.

I don't like to play favorites, and I do try to spread the ball around. But there's an old rule: You throw to the guys who get open in practice.

I walked around for a while angry, in a bad mood. ... 'Woe is me.' I've gotten over that. It doesn't do any good.

The head coach tells us what to do, and we follow his orders.

You've got to remember what your priorities are. When you're playing, what u do on the field is the most important thing.