Eli Manning Quotes

With the game on the line. I want the ball in my hands.

I go through life with a smile because I know things can be worse than they are.

I don't think in the past. I don't think in the future. You grasp the moment.

Money isn't always going to make it happen. It's important to be around people that have the right kind of attitude, being happy about what you're doing.

I've always been a player and a person who wanted to be the best at whatever he did.

You can't join a team and give up on it because you lose a few games or things aren't going well.

My idea is, I shine, you shine. If I'm doing well and you're with me, you do well.

Be committed to whatever you're doing. That's something I've taken to heart and tried to do with whatever activities I take up.

In New York, they like winners. They don't like second place.

My favorite football memory isn't beating Florida or winning the bowl game ... My favorite memories are of playing football with my brothers and my dad in the front yard when I was younger.

As a quarterback, you try to manage the game. It's not just throwing the ball. You have to manage the running game and getting out of bad situations and there are a lot of things to it. That's what I'm trying to do.

It's all about having fun. Play hard and fair, don't hurt anybody. Feel good about what you're doing and how you're doing it.

I've been a leader practically my whole life. I don't know what it is to follow.

I try to be a smart quarterback. I'm not the fastest or the best athlete, but if I can know what the defense is doing and stick to my job and what needs to be done I can make the plays needed to move the ball and score.

I went through that phase where I wanted to almost be different than my brother. Just kind of argued a little louder or if there was a curfew, I always came in a little later than I was supposed to. If it was set for 12, I would come in at 12:45. I would test the limits a little. There was no real reason and I grew out of it, eventually.

We don't mind working hard to be successful. We don't mind working to be at our best.

I'll bring what I bring to the tale, but it's good to know you have two guys with the experience and know-how in big games.

I'm no Bob Gibson. I can tell you that.

You know your goals and what you need to do to get better-just eliminate the bad plays.

I go crazy trying to energize people, 'cause that's what I am. I'm a battery. If you're down, you can plug into me and get charged up.

Opportunities are running out, and this is the do-or-die situation when the ball is in your hands, and you can either help your team to victory or not. And so I want to be in those situations. I think about them, and almost look forward to them.

No, we believed in ourselves all year. That's the position you want to be in.

The pitch count situatio-it doesn't matter if you throw 120 or 80, whatever. It's the quality of pitches that you throw.

My approach never changes from start to start.

My main focus off the court is to be humble. My mom always told me to be a presentable young man. I'm not going to pretend to be something that I'm not and act a certain way for people. I plan on being myself. I like having a good time, but I still carry myself in an orderly fashion.

I'm just trying to take what the defense gives me.

I think big-that's what my mother taught me. If you think small and accomplish it, what does it mean? Who cares? To me the sky's the limit, and I'm going to try and get there.

Obviously, you want to teach your child between right and wrong, respect and being kind to others, whether it's their sisters or parents. You try to teach them by example, talk to them and explain certain situations. But there's also a time to put them in time out or let them know they've made a mistake and try to learn from it.

I'm not a 25-interception quarterback, I know that.

It was a great place to grow up. There were always kids around in our neighborhood. We had a basketball hoop in the back of our house, a little front yard where you could get touch football games going. I know you think of it as a big city, but it was fun for me to grow up in New Orleans. I remember it as a very normal childhood.

I'm going to go out and be the best quarterback I can be and get the most out of my potential.

I leave my heart on the court every night. I earn my keep.

My cutter has been key for me, and my curveball. I've been able to spot them where I want to spot them.

I want to stand out. After my career is over, I want people to say, 'He was different.' It's not to be outrageous. I just want people to know that when I played ball, I was having fun.

I've gotten to watch a lot of football games. Growing up, watching sports, watching people compete, whether it's my brothers or teammates. I grew up observing and taking it all in. It's kind of my attitude.

I've always tried to be the person who says things no one else wants to say. I've always kept it in house, as opposed to going to the papers.

I literally and truly don't care how many points I score. I get far more satisfaction out of doing the other things that make us winners.

It's rare to have a best friend who is also your brother and also an NFL football player, and he knows exactly what I'm talking about.

I'm old school. I'm locked into my own little circle. If you cross the line, you're going to get bit. They'll always know where I'm coming from and once we hit the floor, there's no doubt.

I try to stay level-headed and it's always the way I've been. Sometimes your personality out in the real world, you want to take that into your sport because that's where you feel comfortable. You never want to try to do something that's not you or you don't feel comfortable doing. That's where you get in trouble. It's the only way I've played sports and done things. I'm low-key, but I'm very competitive and hate to lose.

I don't play basketball for the money. I don't play it for the crowd. When I didn't have a friend, when I was lonely, I always knew I could grab that orange pill and go hoop. I could go and dunk on somebody. If things weren't going right, I could make a basket and feel better.

My thing is to be ready to pitch every five days and give my team a chance to win.

Strike one is a big, big pitch-you can do a lot after you get strike one, no matter how you get it.

My goal is to get outs as soon as I can. Strikeouts aren't that big a deal to me.

Hey, hitting is hard-if you make good pitches that aren't elevated in the zone, you're going to have success.

I just want my sign and I want to throw it. I think it keeps everybody on their toes.

I don't like the feeling of losing.

Coaches have the worst hours in the world. They go home maybe twice a week. They're sleeping in their office. They're watching film. It's a brutal, brutal job and that's why I respect them so much.

If you think individual, that's how you're going to come off. I've always given 'team' a chance.

I think the guys that are successful might be a little more relaxed and able to deal with the distractions.