Archie Manning Quotations

Peyton's tough. I talked to him after the game. He's been through this before (the Colts are 3-6 in the playoffs under Manning). He'll be OK. He knows they just have to go back to work at it next year.

He'll be a real good player for Arkansas. He's savvy and has a great cerebral approach to the game.

For the second year in a row we have had an outstanding winner. Vince had a great year at the University of Texas, and capped it off with one of the most spectacular bowl games in history. We are proud that he will represent this award.

I was very proud of them. It was heavy on their hearts and they moved fast. Peyton got the plane lined up. Their mother and I think that it did some good. I've heard so many comments from people in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. And after talking to the boys when I got back I could tell it did them some good, too.

You can't be 100% perfect, but try to evaluate things and do what's right. If you just make every effort to do the right thing, you'll come out ok. It comes down to priorities and making good decisions.

Sometimes you gotta mess up a little bit to wake up

Deep inside, we're still the boys of autumn, that magic time of the year that once swept us onto America's fields.

I think the main thing is trying to be fair, sometimes there has to be a little bit of discipline, maybe even punishment involved in trying to make your child understand, learn from bad experiences and make sure they don't happen again.

The Saints are doing a good job adjusting. I think their focus is on trying to make the best of their season, but also to try and help the people of New Orleans in the process. From everything I've seen and heard they are doing a good job of it.

I wish I’d played my whole career in flag football.

New Orleans is just a doggone fun place to be.

They're talking about the Saints being America's Team instead of the (Dallas) Cowboys this year.

You're not even in there very long. And most coaches say the same things over and over. Probably 20 guys on the team could give his speech for him.

This isn't a tennis match or golf. This isn't Tiger (Woods) versus Vijay (Singh),

In my first year, I always looked for positive things and kept working, ... The good news is the score is always zero-zero when you kick off the next week. I've told Eli to 'keep sawing wood.'

I never got to do it, so I'm very excited for them. I can tell you for sure it's exciting because in my 15 years, this time of year I was packing up my stuff to go home.

I'm just so glad that 'can't-win-in-the-playoffs' crap is over. Gosh, I know how hard it is to succeed on that level, and trust me, it's just the worst thing to have to deal with. It's much worse as a father. I mean, find something else to put on him -- and trust me, people will -- but at least make it something that doesn't take a year to get rid of.

Things finally got to that point where I feel comfortable with what we're doing with our plays. Our receivers have a great feel for our offense now and know the timing of the routes. ... So we're getting there.

I could tell them apart, ... But I'm not so sure, if Peyton's still playing three years from now, and Eli is fortunate enough to still be playing in three years. They'll look even more alike than they do now.

I could tell them apart. But I'm not so sure, if Peyton's still playing three years from now, and Eli is fortunate enough to still be playing in three years. They'll look even more alike than they do now.