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
Strike one is a big, big pitch-you can do a lot after you get strike one, no matter how you get it.
The pitch count situatio-it doesn't matter if you throw 120 or 80, whatever. It's the quality of pitches that you throw.
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.
Hey, hitting is hard-if you make good pitches that aren't elevated in the zone, you're going to have success.
My goal is to get outs as soon as I can. Strikeouts aren't that big a deal to me.
My thing is to be ready to pitch every five days and give my team a chance to win.
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.
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.
You know your goals and what you need to do to get better-just eliminate the bad plays.
I think the guys that are successful might be a little more relaxed and able to deal with the distractions.
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.
I'm not a 25-interception quarterback, I know that,
I just want my sign and I want to throw it. I think it keeps everybody on their toes.
My cutter has been key for me, and my curveball. I've been able to spot them where I want to spot them.