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" I didn't play organized football until I was in the seventh grade. Up until that point, I only played at recess and in the backyard. "

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" I never thought 'Sodapop Curtis' would announce my retirement. I always thought I would be the one to announce it. I'm a huge fan of the movie, but that caught me way off guard. I can't explain it. "

" Growing up in New Orleans as Archie Manning's son, I felt like a target, and I've always known that whatever I'd do, people would hear about it. So I've had my guard up, and maybe that's molded my personality. "

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

" I committed my life to Christ, and that faith has been most important to me ever since. "

" Some guys leave a place after a long time, and they're bitter. Not me. "

" Everyone should play like Adrian Peterson. This guy does everything full speed. Pro Bowl - promoting himself for MVP. "

" I've never played, on the field, any other position besides quarterback. Never been on a special team. Never been on defense. "

" 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. "

" I enjoy teaching football. "

" There are other players who were more talented, but there is no one who could out-prepare me. "

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

" 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 any other part of your body has some weakness, you go, 'Well I can probably manage.' But when you're a quarterback, and it's your right hand, you're certainly concerned far as being able to do your job. "

" I would love to have played in the '60s. Now that would have been fun. "

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

" I am stronger than I was last year. I am throwing the ball better now in May of 2013 than I did in May of 2012 - significantly better. I got better throughout the season. "

" When I was drafted by the Colts, Indianapolis was a basketball and a car racing town, but it didn't take long for the Colts to convert the city and state of Indiana into football evangelists. "

" Football's been such a part of my life. It's allowed me to meet so many people and do so many things. "

" The head coach tells us what to do, and we follow his orders. "

" I'm totally convinced that the end of my football career is just the beginning of something I haven't even discovered yet. "

" My high-school coach Tony Reginelli was kind of famous for 'Reggie-isms,' kind of like 'Yogi-isms.' He always said if you want to be a good quarterback, when sprinting left you want to be amphibious and throw left-handed. I told him, 'You mean ambidextrous, coach?' "

" If nothing else in life, I want to be true to the things I believe in, and quite simply, to what I'm all about. I know I'd better, because it seems whenever I take a false step or two I feel the consequences. "

" You certainly miss a lot of things about Indianapolis. I miss a lot of friends in Indy. St. Elmo's. The Slippery Noodle. Amalfi's. "

" It truly has been an honor to play in Indianapolis. I do love it here. I love the fans, and I will always enjoy having played for such a great team. "

" Life is not shrinking for me; it's morphing into a whole new world of possibilities. "

" There's no way to measure or properly express what a family like mine can mean. Mom, Dad, Cooper, Eli, extended family, you are the best. "

" You certainly know when you have an opportunity, and you want to take advantage of it. And it's certainly disappointing when you don't. "

" I want to thank the people of New Orleans and south Louisiana. New Orleans is my hometown, and of course they support their own team, the Saints, but they also support their own, and that city and state have backed me from the start. "

" I've tried to keep myself out of bad situations, and if that means I'm a Goody Two-shoes, so be it. "