Quotes from Peyton Manning

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

In my very first NFL game, I completed my first pass to Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk.

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

Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing.

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

If teams keep playing us this way, it's going to be like this

I bet Eli doesn't even have one touchdown today, ... I'm the best Manning

He only tied it

Obviously, it was not a good result

I do vote. I have voted ever since I've been eligible to vote.

I understand the seriousness of concussions.

I've put a lot of thought into being a leader.

Everybody is going to be excited to play in a Super Bowl. When you still enjoy the preparation and the work part of it, I think you ought to be still doing that. I think as soon as I stop enjoying it, if I can't produce, if I can't help a team, that's when I will stop playing.

I was truly honored to be a part of that game, to be playing the 50th Super Bowl.

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

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

I've been a Colt for almost all of my adult life, but I guess in life, and in sports, we all know nothing lasts forever. Times change, circumstances change, and that's the reality of playing in the NFL.

Times change, circumstances change, and that's the reality of playing in the NFL.

Some guys need to see things on a grease board, ... I like when you can see it in your mind. And that's what Marvin does, too. He visualizes. He sees things in his mind so well.

I never left the field saying I could have done more to get ready and that gives me peace of mind.

I like to be able to do things on my own. I'm a big boy. I can drive myself to an appearance or get on a plane. I like a little bit of independence...

My closest friends are from my high school days.

Don't ever think, no matter how old you are, that you don't need to be coached.

I was talking to my good friend Kid Rock a while ago, and he told me if I'd send him a helmet, he'd send me an autographed platinum record. I thought that was a pretty sweet swap.