Eli Manning
Eli Manning
Elisha Nelson "Eli" Manning, is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Mississippi. He was drafted as the first overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers and immediately traded to the New York Giants, who in return gave up a package highlighted by fourth overall selection Philip Rivers...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth3 January 1981
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
I'm worried about doing my best, playing to my potential, helping out my teammates, and trying to win games for the Giants.
I'm just trying to take what the defense gives me.
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.
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.
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 not worried about where I rank between other QBs in the league.
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.
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.
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.
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 the type of person who loves to stay busy, even in my off-season.
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.
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.
Strike one is a big, big pitch-you can do a lot after you get strike one, no matter how you get it.