Eli Manning Quotes
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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.
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My thing is to be ready to pitch every five days and give my team a chance to win.
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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.
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I've had some good games and bad games. I think I've been putting our team in situations to win most games in the fourth quarter. That's been one of my goals. But I have to improve my play in all aspects for us to have a chance to do well in the playoffs.
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I try to be a smart quarterback. I'm not the fastest or the best athlete, but if I can know what the defense is doing and stick to my job and what needs to be done I can make the plays needed to move the ball and score.
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All the regular season does is get you to the playoffs. And now you see what you've really got.
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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.
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He changed the game right there for us. It improved our field position and changed the momentum. It was a big play for us. When he was down you're thinking how you don't want to see anyone get hurt. He's such a key factor for this offense. You get a little worried. But he bounced back and he's OK.
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I don't like the feeling of losing.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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It is shocking. We haven't had a performance like this before. We've always found a way to move the ball and score points, and today we just couldn't do anything. I wish I had a reason why. We've had bad games before where the next week you come in and work on something and hopefully get better, but this performance is one we'll have to think about for the next several months.
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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.
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My arm feels fine. You still have to be aggressive, but if something's ugly and not there, you can't force it in.
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I've had ups and downs, that's just the way football goes. You can't win them all. It's a matter of learning each week and taking everything in. I'm not going to make every play, I'm going to make some mistakes, but as long as I'm not making the costly ones that are going to hurt the team, I'll be all right.
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I'm worried about doing my best, playing to my potential, helping out my teammates, and trying to win games for the Giants.
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We don't mind working hard to be successful. We don't mind working to be at our best.
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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.
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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.
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Chicago was big for me as far as developing as a person and as a basketball player.
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I pumped on that one and he made a great catch, ... That got things going for us. That was a huge play.
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I'm just going to try to go out there and play well. Obviously my concerns are about this game against Carolina. I don't have to do anything that's not there and is not going to be open. You have to hit the guys and play smart football.
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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.