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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 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 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.

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.

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

One thing I've learned about the NBA is that you can have one good year, but you've always got to be progressing and working and making yourself better.

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

Chicago was big for me as far as developing as a person and as a basketball player.

We just have to go after our game plan.

I'm not satisfied. I'm still enjoying this. I still feel like I'm in the best part of my career and I can play at a high level. This is what I love to do: playing football and winning games.

When I came to Ole Miss, everyone expected me to bring the program back to its glory days. I didn't want to put that kind of pressure on myself.

I'll always have a kid in me.

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

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

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.

I don't like the feeling of losing.