The best Quotes by Peyton Manning

I'm retiring as a football player from the University of Tennessee who played for the Colts and the Broncos and was very lucky to have played for all of them.

There are other players who were more talented, but there is no one who could out-prepare me.

I've been a Colt for almost all of my adult life, but I guess in life, and in sports, we all know nothing lasts forever. Times change, circumstances change, and that's the reality of playing in the NFL.

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

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it.

The most valuable player is the one who makes the most players valuable.

I'm not 23 anymore. But the defensive ends and linebackers chasing me are. If I had to choose between youth and experience, I'd take experience every time.

I think I could describe the perfect quarterback. Take a little piece of everybody. Take John Elway's arm, Dan Marino's release, maybe Troy Aikman's drop-back, Brett Favre's scrambling ability, Joe Montana's two-minute poise, and, naturally, my speed.

Santa: "You're interviewing to become Santa Claus."
Manning: "Yes, I can't wait to rub this in Brady's face."

I was never on a mission to be an NFL quarterback. I wanted to be a good high school player, and I worked hard at that. That made me good enough to play in college and then I wanted to be a good college quarterback. During college, I played well enough to make it into the NFL. I never took it for granted and really wanted to play hard at each level and I have always had a lot of fun doing what I wanted to do.

I also wanted to play with Peyton Manning because I thought he could teach me a lot, and he did.

I'm gonna drop 18 on his head. And I'm gonna call him Eli after I do it.

In this house we say "please", "thank you", and "Go Colts!"

Don't ask me why I'm a Colts fan. Ask yourself why you're not!

I was born a Colts fan and I will die a Colts fan.

Which Football team is the best and why is it the Indianapolis Colts?

What do you call 53 millionaires around a TV watching the Super Bowl?
The Indianapolis Colts!

The Denver Broncos are all child molesters.

It was the team that I found my love for football with. Their jerseys were orange at the time for the most part.

Everything I heard about last season, we're doing the opposite.

I believe and all I want to do is help this team. We're going to go somewhere, and I'm excited about it. It's going to be worth it.

I think newness is always great. Any time you go into something new, you can look at it with fear, nerves, or you can go own it and take care of it yourself. That's what we are doing. We are all in this thing together. We are pumped and excited to do it and hopefully bring a championship to Denver again.

How long does it take to get from Louisiana to Alabama?
One Mississippi.

What's the loneliest place in all of Louisiana?
Bayou Self

Hurricane Katrina was the storm of the 21st century. It devastated an area the size of Great Britain. More than 1,800 Americans died. Three hundred thousand homes were destroyed. There was $96 billion in property damage. I served on the Louisiana Recovery Authority. I saw Congress write one big check and then skip town.

Black bandana, sweet Louisiana
Robbin' on a bank in the state of Indiana
She's a runner, rebel and a stunner
On her merry way sayin', 'Baby, what you gonna- ?'
Lookin' down the barrel of a hot metal .45
Just another way to survive

Confidence is a very fragile thing.

Winners, I am convinced, imagine their dreams first. They want it with all their heart and expect it to come true. There is, I believe, no other way to live.

You need to be able to work with people. Especially in football, it is not a QB's game... even though the media likes to make it into that - it takes the whole team.

I've always been a Packer, always will be a Packer.

Hey, you got any left-handed footballs?

Either my head is getting bigger or these hats are getting smaller... shut up!

Losing doesn't eat at me the way it used to. I just get ready for the next play, the next game, the next season.

Just remember that nothing is as bad as it seems and nothing is as good as it sometimes appears.

We go in with eyes wide open and recognize there will be a lot of hard work involved. But we anticipate having success. We feel like we have assembled a great group of people. If we were going to do it any other way, we would have made an announcement a long time ago. We were very diligent.

It's different out there. All those kids turned into adults, they stopped believing.

For the good of christmas. For the good of my family. I, Santa Claus, have decided to retire.

I am a responsible parent and have always provided for my children. That fact cannot be disputed. I have made mistakes in my life, but failing to care for my children is not one of them.

If I'm going east and west, nothing's happening

Wellington Mara always said: "Once a Giant, always a Giant." For me, it's only a Giant.

I like football. I find its an exciting strategic game. Its a great way to avoid conversation with your family at Thanksgiving.

What did Tennessee?
Same thing Arkansas.

But fame is a strange thing. Some men gain glory after they die, while others fade. What is admired in one generation is abhorred in another.

The quarterback is the leader of the team and the quarterback is the one that has the ball in his hands every single play.

Scott Hanson: "If it comes down to it, Brock. It's late in the fourth quarter, are you prepared to disappoint Taylor Swift?"
Brock Purdy: "Yes."

You got a great last name, man. Great last name!

We're not done, dawg, I want three!