Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
Peyton Williams Manningis a former American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League. Considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time, he spent the majority of his career with Indianapolis Colts. In his last four seasons, he played with the Denver Broncos. Manning played college football for the University of Tennessee, leading the Tennessee Volunteers to the 1997 SEC Championship in his senior season. He is the second son of former NFL quarterback Archie...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth24 March 1976
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
I remember a game against Denver in 2001, he had an in route, but he gave me one of these ... and he was gone.
I can't tell you how much I studied these guys the last two weeks. We expected to play Pittsburgh. I really studied them hard and just really, just tried to prepare as hard as I possibly could. It's so disappointing when you don't win the game.
I'm big into kind of who is dictating to who, ... There were probably a few series in the first game where they were kind of dictating to us. As an offense, you want to be the one dictating.
The idea is to win the game. We realize we can't expect to score 10 points and win a bunch of games.
I'm a serious person by nature - sometimes too serious.
I don't like to play favorites, and I do try to spread the ball around. But there's an old rule: You throw to the guys who get open in practice.
I see young quarterbacks just coming into the league, and they're throwing screens and layoffs right away. As funny as this might sound, I really learned a lot by going downfield, even in tight coverage.
Boy, do I hate to lose.
I remember when I first got into the league, I thought how it would be nice to have a year when you were the best. That means your team is probably winning.
My job is to play well offensively and help my team score points. So I feel very responsible every time we lose a game.
If people think I'm a laid-back guy, that's their mistake.
Some guys lose their focus. They get caught up in the business deals or the endorsements, and they lose their focus. For me, it's always about football. I've never lost sight of what's making all these other things happen.
It goes without saying, winning against a good team in a hostile crowd on the road, it's just an absolutely huge win.
Anyone who waits for someone else to make a change automatically becomes the follower.