bodyType

customContents

entityId

entityUuid

articlePageQuery

filter

article

articleBaseAdvertisingInfoArticle

articleListArticle

articleSeoArticle

hooksArticleAcknowledgementGateOverlayArticle

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

hooksContentInterestArticle

articleLinkingDataContent

hooksAmpRedirectArticle

articleSchemaContent

liveArticle

advertZone

sentiment

contentLock

topics

types

sections

paywallTypes

createdDate

publishedDate

urlAlias

moreOnThisArticles

sponsorType

commentCount

authorLocations

authors

corrections

displaySlideShow

multimediaEmbed

printHeadline

seriesContainer

articleSpeeches

socialHeadline

headline

images

flag

firstTopic

glossary

flattenTypeIds

image

relatedLinks

relatedNewsletters

__typename

sponsor

pdfFiles

seriesReverseOrder

series

disableOffPlatformContent

published

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

body

keywords

readingTime

customTimezone

liveContents

Reuters

Seattle linebacker Malcolm Smith, the game’s Most Valuable Player: “I always imagined myself making great plays but I never thought about being the MVP. I was just happy to be on the field."
Coach Pete Carroll: “This is an amazing team. These guys started a long time ago – it took four years to get to this point. They’ve never taken a step sideways or backwards from going forward to make this team the way it is now.”
Cornerback Richard Sherman: “I think (the world) learned how complete of a team we are, how complete our defence is. It’s not just the Legion of Boom back there.”
Defensive end Red Bryant: “A bunch of nobodies. Inexperienced. Ain’t never been there. You see what misfits get you. You see what overachievers get you.”
Quarterback Russell Wilson: “At the beginning of the season I told our guys, ‘Hey, why not us?’ We had the talent. We had the coaching.”
Linebacker Bobby Wagner: “I think as a team, everything – from the special teams to the offence to the defence, I feel like everybody was clicking. We peaked at the right time.”

Denver quarterback Peyton Manning: “I think we played a great football team. We needed to play really well in order to win and we didn’t come anywhere close to that.”
Coach John Fox: “At the end of an NFL season, there is one happy camper and that’s the Seattle Seahawks tonight.”
Defensive tackle Terrance Knighton: “Their defence made plays, ours didn’t. They created turnovers, they scored on defence, they dominated special teams, and we got down too early and we couldn’t do anything to get back in the game.”
Vice-president of football operations John Elway: “It’s one of those nights. I give them credit on the defensive side, but we just can’t make the mistakes that we made, especially against a good football team.”
Wide receiver Wes Welker: “It hurts no matter what. It’s never easy. It’s a cruel game sometimes, you just have to roll with it.”


'You see what misfits get you' - What they said about the 48th Super Bowl

Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith celebrates after running back an interception for a touchdown against the Denver Broncos. Photo: AP