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" When you play for 20 years - and really, I never had to miss a game due to injury - that's not just good protection. That's good luck. "

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" 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 don't believe I throw quite the same as before I was injured. "

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

" Over my NFL career, I've had five head coaches who have helped me become better at my craft and have helped me become a better human being: Jim Mora, Tony Dungy, Jim Caldwell, John Fox, Gary Kubiak. "

" I'm retiring as a football player from the University of Tennessee who played for the Colts and the Broncos and was very lucky to have played for all of them. "

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

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

" I get asked a lot about my legacy. For me, it's being a good teammate, having the respect of my teammates, having the respect of the coaches and players. That's important to me. "

" I guess, to tell you the truth, I've never had much of a desire to grow facial hair. I think I've managed to play quarterback just fine without a mustache. "

" I'm the best Manning. "

" I understand the seriousness of concussions. "

" The word 'embarrassing' is an insulting word, to tell you the truth. "

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

" I revere football. I love the game. You don't have to wonder if I will miss it. I will absolutely miss it. "

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

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

" The one year the Lord took my greatest physical gift, he gave me the greatest gift you could have in children. So that was a real equalizer. And I would take that trade any day of the week. "

" Some people have this impression of me: 'Boy, he's always so serious on the field. Football. Football. Football.' "

" Each game in the postseason has its own identity. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Nobody really wants to hear about anybody else's injuries. Or how your back feels. Whose back doesn't hurt? "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I don't believe in having a separate workout for quarterbacks. Other players hate that. "

" My advice to the next quarterback that misses an entire year is to understand there is a little difference going out on the road again. You miss that. When you're hurt, you do not feel like you are part of it. "

" 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?' "