Peyton Manning quotes

Peyton Manning is an American former professional football quarterback, regarded as one of the greatest players in NFL history. Known for his football intelligence and precise passing, he played most notably for the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos. He set numerous league records and won two Super Bowls during his celebrated career. Here are 29 of his quotes:

Imitation is obviously a great form of flattery.

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

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I think Brady keeps a lucky piece of bacon in his girdle.

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

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My high-school coach Tony Reginelli was kind of famous for 'Reggie-isms,' kind of like 'Yogi-isms.' He always said if you want to be a good quarterback, when sprinting left you want to be amphibious and throw left-handed. I told him, 'You mean ambidextrous, coach?'

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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 than not have a chance at all. That's football. That's why everybody plays it.

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I understand the seriousness of concussions.

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If nothing else in life, I want to be true to the things I believe in, and quite simply, to what I'm all about. I know I'd better, because it seems whenever I take a false step or two I feel the consequences.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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