Eli Manning Quotes
American Football Quarterback
I'm the opposite of jealous.
In New York, they like winners. They don't like second place.
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.
I think a lot of guys want a son because of all of the things they do while growing up. A lot of guys want to share those experiences with their own sons.
I'm the type of person who loves to stay busy, even in my off-season.
I'm not a 25-interception quarterback, I know that.
I like making fun of myself; I don't want to make fun of other people, so I don't mind doing something out of character that some people might not expect me to do.
I'm worried about doing my best, playing to my potential, helping out my teammates, and trying to win games for the Giants.
Tom Brady is a great quarterback, he's a great player, and what you've seen with him is he's gotten better every year.
I'm not worried about where I rank between other QBs in the league.
As a player, that's not your responsibility to comment and to give your opinion on another player. As a quarterback, I don't want another quarterback tweeting about my performance or judging me in that way.
The quarterback, you can play with a lot of big injuries. You get a little injury like an index finger or a thumb that most people can play with, sometimes you can't. I've stayed away from some of those.
I'm going to go out and be the best quarterback I can be and get the most out of my potential.
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.
As soon as you make mistakes, or you have an off year, even if it's not your fault as a quarterback... I've always said the quarterback and the head coach always get too much blame when you lose and too much credit when you win.