Top 114 Quotes & Sayings by Philip Rivers
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Last updated on September 17, 2024.
I've been able to have some longevity here with the Chargers. It is unique.
I hope I help lead my son's high school team to a state championship by the time I'm 45. I don't think I'm gonna have a helmet on when I'm 45.
Only by God's mercy and grace. We aren't worthy, we're all sinners, but we are because of Jesus dying for us.
There's obviously games and a history you have with guys that maybe you're a little more fired up to let them know if maybe you beat them on a play.
My father converted from being Southern Baptist when I was very young. He was determined that we get to Mass every Sunday, which served as the foundation for everything else. You simply do not miss Mass. Period. When the father of the family says we go, then we go.
Life is too short to just go through the motions.
I play with the same energy, passion and fire that I played with as a 10-year-old in north Alabama, and I'll continue to play that way. I think sometimes that's misrepresented. There's nothing I say out there that I can't say to my mom, wife or daughters. It's all clean.
Too many times we think we've fallen too far from God or we're not worthy.
Early in the year, you never know how teams are going to be.
When it stops being fun, that's when I'll stop playing.
I never intended to be a running quarterback.
When we went to mass that first Sunday after moving to a new place, that was where we felt at home and were able to say, 'well, home is anywhere, it doesn't matter where we live because we have the faith.'
You have to give yourself a chance to get in the postseason.
You can find rumors on anything on the Internet. I think I could even find rumors on the Internet that I get too worked up in games.
Sometimes getting hit in the mouth ain't all bad. It can even make you respond in the right way.
Once I've received the Eucharist, then I'm prepared to go out and play.
I think we can keep people off-balance and ultimately we have to go score points, score one more point than the other team.
I know what I'm about. My teammates know, my family knows, everything else, I can't worry about.
When you're present, be present the best you can. Like I said, we all fail. But I think from a dad standpoint, children want our time. Sometimes it might just be five minutes, and sometimes it can be a lot more, but I think they want our time and to be engaged with them and present.
I take the role of leadership as the most important job I have. Yes, it's the passes and all the different things you have to do, but it's leading and it's in the huddle and it's in the weight room and the meeting rooms. It's that role I think comes first.
My big, growing family keeps everything balanced and grounded.
It's always good to get back in game action.
There's so many gifts from the faith to appreciate and it strikes people differently, but the one-ness of the Church wherever you are, Raleigh, San Diego, Alabama. Every place we were was home because the Catholic Church is the same everywhere.
Look, I'm my own worst critic. I've made mistakes in areas that I need to improve - most notably, turning the ball over.
When I went to college is really when it became my own. I had to get up out of that dorm room and go to church, go to mass on Sunday. That's when I took ownership of my faith.
One of my favorite parts of this game is being a teammate.
In certain systems, receivers are just an X receiver or a Z receiver, and they just have to learn this route on this play.
It's funny, because it's always been a dream of mine to play in the NFL, but I was concerned about the games being played on Sundays. I love to play football but wanted to be able to attend Mass as well.
I don't ever try to sound like, 'it's a piece of cake. Be chaste 'til your married.' But you strive and battle. It's a battle.
I like being one of the guys.
Football is one of the most popular sports in the country, and there are many reasons for this. You can take so much from football and apply it to life in general. Just some of those things are goal-setting, preparation, teamwork, perseverance and discipline.
It's my favorite part of the preparation. When we get a pressure figured out and pick it up, those are the plays that fire me up the most.
You want our team to have the best chance to win.
I always believe, why wouldn't you want to play the best?
I knew as long as I stayed focused on my priorities, I would be ready for life's ups and downs.
Sometimes you have long work days. Sometimes you have to be on the road a lot. But when you're home, be home.
To be honest with you, I love the fans. I mean, I really do.
Not scoring in the red zone and turning it over, man, that gets you beat.
You can sit and imagine what it is like to go into a hostile stadium, or what it's like to play for the AFC championship, but you never know until you do it.
If you knew what you were doing, that it would hinder you, you wouldn't do it.
I'm trying to not get too caught up in what I can't control.
I think the number one stat that is a direct correlation on winning and losing is turnovers.
I think it's a challenge, and I'm by no means perfect at it, nor is anybody, but I think what I would always tell other dads is to try to be present. Just try to be there.
Time can make things better.
You don't want to play the whole game careful, but you certainly don't want to play careless.
My faith has always been very important to me.
To me, any time you're playing a Peyton Manning-led football team, there's a challenge - but that's what you dream about growing up as a kid.
My happiness is not going to be driven solely on whether we win a Super Bowl or not.
We know there are a lot of ups and downs to the season.
Faith, family, and football is how I prioritize my life. And they all go together, but they go in that order.
To me, the preseason is the most over-analyzed 10 plays or whatever it is - ever.
I think all 32 teams have the goal of winning a championship, that goes without saying.
I don't think it's my job or anything that I owe somebody. But it is nature - coaching - and I like to think I'm pretty charitable in the sense that I like to help people out, share and talk football.
Discover your passion and do it to the best of your ability.
To me, the most fun games are where we get in the no-huddle, we get in kind of a groove and the defense has a Mike linebacker who can go no-huddle with you.
There's a fine line between being careful and careless.
I think that you first have to understand that our sexuality is a gift that God has given us. Then you grow in that respect and love with your spouse or girlfriend to-be-wife. You respect her! Then you realize you're loving their heart, their soul and you grow together.
First thing, and it's really one of my favorite things, is the protection part. Who everybody is blocking and where the pressure is coming from. Because if we can't get the ball off, it doesn't matter what you're doing out here.
Cool under pressure can be misinterpreted. I'm fired up, but in my mind, I'm calm. Here comes the next play, hurry up, let's go.
You never want to see someone not at their best.
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