Archie Manning
Athlete
1949-05-19
Archie Manning is an American former professional football quarterback and father of NFL quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning.
Quotes by Archie Manning
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The '84 Bears were just like the '85 Bears, they just didn't win the Super Bowl. The defense was the same.
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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.
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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.
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People are just so passionate about football in the South. Great rivalries through the years. Unbelievable rivalries. It's healthy.
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When I grew up, we played in vacant lots.
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New Orleans people love their weekends.
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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.
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My first toy was an adjustable wrench I called 'my wrencher.'
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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.
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There are all sorts of challenging conversations as a parent and it's never easy. 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.
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