As a family, we didn't get into the celebrity thing. That's not what we wanted for the boys. We wanted them to play everything they could, be involved in as many school events as they could.

We wanted our children to have as normal a life as we could.

There are all sorts of challenging conversations as a parent and it's never easy. I think the main thing is trying to be fair, sometimes there has to be a little bit of discipline, maybe even punishment involved in trying to make your child understand, learn from bad experiences and make sure they don't happen again.

That's the one thing before parenthood that no one really impressed upon me, that all of my children would be so different.

If you just make every effort to do the right thing, you'll come out ok. It comes down to priorities and making good decisions.

With Eli - and all of my sons - I wanted to impress that as they grow older, they are going to have important decisions to make and at decision time, you can't be 100% perfect, but try to evaluate things and do what's right.

New Orleans people love their weekends.

Growing up in a small town of two thousand people, there wasn't too many ways to get in trouble. But I found some. We got caught stealing green plums from this old lady's yard.

When I showed interest in sports, my dad handled it right. I lost my dad when I was nineteen years old. Up until then, his policy on sports was that you can go out for any sport you want to - but don't even think about quitting. If you don't like it, you're going to stick it out.

I'm not sure what the right age is to start playing football.

My advice for parents is to support your children, make sure they are having fun. Support them and be there for them. Give them encouragement and make it a life lesson that along the way they are learning to make good decisions and do the right thing.

The best advice I try to give a young quarterback is, you need to know what you're doing. You need to know what you're doing, because if you know where to go with the football, you can get rid of it and throw it and you won't get hit.

We went to school board meetings, we went to Little League games, and we did everything to be normal.

I'm as proud as the next guy, but I've always been a little skeptical of the daddies who walk around talking about what great athletes their kids are.

I didn't want to be one of these pushy daddies.

TPC Louisiana, where the Zurich Classic is held, is an outstanding course.

Emeril Lagasse is one of my great friends.

It's a hard time, winning the Super Bowl or losing the Super Bowl.

I've always felt my wife had class and a lot more culture than I do, and I've seen that rub off on Eli.

My first toy was an adjustable wrench I called 'my wrencher.'

You throw 40 times a game when you're first starting out, it's a crash course.

Success, you know, is a relative thing.

I've enjoyed so little success as a professional player.

It's no fun when you lose.