You learn a lot what winning a championship means to everybody in your circle. From your family members to your team mates, to ex-team mates that you played with from high school to college, for the ownership, the coaches and the fans. Eli Manning More Quotes by Eli Manning More Quotes From Eli Manning No, we believed in ourselves all year. That's the position you want to be in. Eli Manning motivationalfootballyears 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. Eli Manning feel-betterlonelybasketball 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. Eli Manning guygamestwo 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. Eli Manning paperhousewant 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. Eli Manning circlesdoubtschool We just have to go after our game plan. Eli Manning game-planplansgames 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. Eli Manning mothermeanthinking 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. Eli Manning haterealsports 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. Eli Manning limitsrealbrother 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. Eli Manning gamesrunningtrying 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. Eli Manning gameswinningfootball 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. Eli Manning winnercaresatisfaction I leave my heart on the court every night. I earn my keep. Eli Manning courtheartnight I'm just trying to take what the defense gives me. Eli Manning defensetryinggiving 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. Eli Manning fashionmomhumble 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. Eli Manning parentmistakechildren My cutter has been key for me, and my curveball. I've been able to spot them where I want to spot them. Eli Manning ablekeyswant I'm going to go out and be the best quarterback I can be and get the most out of my potential. Eli Manning quarterbackbeing-the-besti-can Chicago was big for me as far as developing as a person and as a basketball player. Eli Manning chicagobasketballplayer 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. Eli Manning growing-upbasketballfootball
