Top 50 Philip Rivers Quotes

The practice days, the walkthroughs, the bus rides – all those things you can’t come back to. When you are getting into Year 15, you think about it. This thing is going to come to an end at some point.

The numbers don’t always tell the whole story.

You have to give yourself a chance to get in the postseason.

I have a lot of respect for New England.

I always believe, why wouldn’t you want to play the best?

I like being one of the guys.

I’ll play like crazy and fight like crazy, as a Los Angeles Charger, just like I did for you guys. And I know y’all can respect and understand that. But I hope you also know that I will always be playing for San Diego as well.

There’s a fine line between being careful and careless.

I want to coach my boys and coach those boys that are 15 to 18 years old.

You don’t want to play the whole game careful, but you certainly don’t want to play careless.

If I’m healthy and the Chargers still want me to hang around, I’m going to go until they tell me to get out.

Too many times we think we’ve fallen too far from God or we’re not worthy.

Not scoring in the red zone and turning it over, man, that gets you beat.

I don’t want to sacrifice and be a backup to be a Charger. That’s not something I want to do or I’m going to do.

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.

My faith has always been very important to me.

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.

I’ve been able to have some longevity here with the Chargers. It is unique.

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 used to struggle mentally in these preseason games because you know you’re not going to be in there long.

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.

There is nothing you can substitute for reps and carries in a game.

My big, growing family keeps everything balanced and grounded.

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.

Head coach and quarterback have a record attached to them. And I have always felt a great responsibility to help lead our team to win games, the division and ultimately the Super Bowl.

I love to compete.

It’s kind of fun to be in a little scuffle.

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.

It has been very special to be a San Diego Charger.

You want to be awesome in Qualcomm.

There are certain things you can’t coach, you’ve got to watch a guy do it.

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.

All the valuable lessons I learned from my dad, little questions to big, and that’s what I want my children to do.

It seems in this day and age our teens are going to the Internet to learn all the things we would ask our dads. How to tie a tie, how to shave, all those little things.

It’s funny, I see my dad in myself when I say certain things or I do certain things. I’ll say, ‘That was my dad right there.’

Good or bad day, or good play or bad play, or whatever it is. You have a chance to get back up and begin again, It’s something that’s really stuck with me.

Only by God’s mercy and grace. We aren’t worthy, we’re all sinners, but we are because of Jesus dying for us.

I want it to be clear that my love for San Diego, the time here, the memories we had, the games, the practices, everything about it is special and awesome. That will never go away.

I think the number one stat that is a direct correlation on winning and losing is turnovers.

I can’t imagine ever not having a team, being a part of a team trying to win a game.

When it stops being fun, that’s when I’ll stop playing.

We know there are a lot of ups and downs to the season.

Once I’ve received the Eucharist, then I’m prepared to go out and play.

You never want to see someone not at their best.

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.

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.

There’s no question I’m responsible for some of the plays and some of the games we haven’t won. I’m not going to shy away from that.

I hate not practicing.

I’ve always watched the Hall of Fame speeches. Thought about what I would talk about if I ever was up there. But I don’t wake up in the morning thinking about wanting to be in the Hall of Fame. I really don’t.