I've always told my kids to have fun.

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.

The '84 Bears were just like the '85 Bears, they just didn't win the Super Bowl. The defense was the same.

When you have a son playing, you pull real hard for his team.

If you're a QB in the NFL, you'll be subjected to criticism.

In college, I was a running QB. We were a sprint out offense, so I had a big transition going into pro ball.

Bobby Petrino, I think he's an outstanding coach.

I like to play and I really enjoy watching golf in person or on TV.

I decided not to pursue coaching. Even though the people in coaching are some of my best friends and people I admire the most.

We didn't try to raise QBs we just tried to raise kids.

The only thing I could do better than Peyton was run.

I think the first thing that my sons will tell you, that I never tried to be their coach. And I didn't give them as much advice as some people might think, being a former player myself and a former quarterback. If they asked, I gave them my opinion.

Gosh, I loved playing.

Oh, the years fly by, that's just natural.

Sometimes you can have the quarterback and no system. Sometimes, you can have a system with an average quarterback and do well.

People say how unbelievable and enjoyable this whole thing must be. But watching your children play quarterback, putting themselves on the line every game, getting smacked around and bloodied up... it's very, very hard.

You never get used to losing.

I was a good daddy.

As you get older, I have seen it a lot... fighting among siblings. The reason is usually money or spouses. But my kids don't fall into that trap.

Cooper and Peyton really competed a lot, they fought a lot. But Eli was so much younger. He's the little brother.

I really don't think I have lived my life as an open book.

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.

I cherish my time at Ole Miss. I cherish those four years.

I've always said, in the era that I played, all those years with the Saints, you don't come out with a big ego.