Quotes by Peyton Manning

About Peyton Manning:

Peyton Williams Manning is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). A five-time league MVP, he played for the Indianapolis Colts for 14 seasons between 1998 and 2011. He is a son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and an elder brother of New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning.
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Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing.

Peyton Manning

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.

Peyton Manning

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

Peyton Manning

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

Peyton Manning

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

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I understand the seriousness of concussions.

Peyton Manning

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

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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.

Peyton Manning

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

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

Peyton Manning

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.'

Peyton Manning

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.

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

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I've been being asked about my legacy since I was about 25 years old. I'm not sure you can have a legacy when you're 25 years old. Even 37. I'd like to have to be, like, 70 to have a legacy. I'm not even 100 percent sure what the word even means.

Peyton Manning

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

Peyton Manning

I guess, to tell you the truth, I've never had much of a desire to grow facial hair. I think I've managed to play quarterback just fine without a mustache.

Peyton Manning

I pray every night, sometimes long prayers about a lot of things and a lot of people, but I don't talk about it or brag about it because that's between God and me, and I'm no better than anybody else in God's sight.

Peyton Manning

When you take a year off from football, you come back for all the enjoyable moments. When you're not playing, you miss out on all the highs, but you also miss these disappointments. But I would rather be in the arena to be excited or be disappointed ...

Peyton Manning

When you go through a significant injury and have a major career change, you truly do go one year at a time, and you don't look past what's going on now, because you are not sure what's going to happen. Tomorrow is not promised.

Peyton Manning

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.

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Author Bio

  • NamePeyton Manning
  • DescriptionAmerican football quarterback
  • BornMarch 24, 1976
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionGridiron Football Player