Archie Manning

Coaches help every facet of a person's life. ”

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! ”

We wanted our children to have as normal a life as we could. ”

My wife, Olivia, always thought I was one day going to go into coaching. But after playing until I was 37, I didn't want to subject my family to that nomad life. I think I definitely could have done it. ”

I've always felt my wife had class and a lot more culture than I do, and I've seen that rub off on Eli. ”

People are just so passionate about football in the South. Great rivalries through the years. Unbelievable rivalries. It's healthy. ”

The Saints - it gave people joy. ”

My advice for parents is to support your children, make sure they are having fun. Support them and be there for them. Give them encouragement and make it a life lesson that along the way they are learning to make good decisions and do the right thing. ”

That's the one thing before parenthood that no one really impressed upon me, that all of my children would be so different. ”

I've said publicly, and it's true, I've had a lot of wonderful things come my way. But personally, the greatest thing I ever accomplished was when I was named the starting quarterback at Ole Miss. That was my childhood dream, as it was thousands of kids in Mississippi. ”