Archie Manning

Growing up in a small town of two thousand people, there wasn't too many ways to get in trouble. But I found some. We got caught stealing green plums from this old lady's yard. ”

I've enjoyed so little success as a professional player. ”

I've always said, other than my dad, coaches had the greatest impact on me. ”

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. ”

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

God that's a great game. I wish I'd played my whole career in flag football. ”

I'm happy for my kids getting postseason opportunities, for both of them playing in the Super Bowl back to back. I never would have envisioned anything like that. ”

Back in 1983, quarterback Tommy Kramer got hurt and the Minnesota Vikings traded for me. The plan was for me to play, but I got something called Graves' disease, an autoimmune disorder, and wound up on injured reserve. ”

Good teams have more fun. Bad teams have more characters. ”

When you have a son playing, you pull real hard for his team. ”