Archie Manning

“I'm not sure what the right age is to start playing football.”

“I hate football.”

“There's nothing worse than seeing someone hurt out on the football field.”

“I loved Bud Grant.”

“I was a good daddy.”

“The only thing I could do better than Peyton was run.”

“The worst part about getting in a rut in football is the weeks are so long.”

“Bobby Petrino, I think he's an outstanding coach.”

“Oh, the years fly by, that's just natural.”

“The best we ever did was 8-8. But my career was not as dreadful as people make it out to be. You don't see any scars on Archie Manning.”

“When Peyton played, he was a grinder. I mean he was up early and late.”

“TPC Louisiana, where the Zurich Classic is held, is an outstanding course.”

“We just take pride that our sons have worked hard and they handle their position as a quarterback.”

“I've always said, in the era that I played, all those years with the Saints, you don't come out with a big ego.”

“I wasn't supposed to run as much as I did in the NFL. But it turned out that all that scrambling I had done in college became necessary in the NFL. It wasn't by design. It was because I was running for my life!”

“I think the first thing that my sons will tell you, that I never tried to be their coach. And I didn't give them as much advice as some people might think, being a former player myself and a former quarterback. If they asked, I gave them my opinion.”

“I'm very proud of high school, college and pro football, the strides have been made to make it a safer game.”

“Drew Bledsoe is a great talent. He had some fantastic years early in his career.”

“Emeril Lagasse is one of my great friends.”

“I've watched what coaches do for young people in our country.”