Peyton Manning, The “Quietly Christian” Quarterback

Peyton Manning’s football career has been impressive, but so is his faith.

He’s not as outspoken about his Christian faith as some. He’d rather let his actions speak for themselves. And they do — Manning works hard and treats people with respect, so he is respected.

He doesn’t talk about his faith often, but he doesn’t hide it either. He’s been called “the Quietly Christian Quarterback.”

One place he talks about his faith is in his book. Here’s what he wrote:

For me generally it had always been the big four: faith, family, friends, and football. . . . as important as football is to me, it can never be higher than fourth. My faith has been number one since I was thirteen years old.

Some players get more vocal about it . . . and some point to Heaven after scoring a touchdown and praise God after games. I have no problem with that. But I don’t do it, and don’t think it makes me any less a Christian. I just want my actions to speak louder, and I don’t want to be more of a target for criticism.

I’ve been blessed—having so little go wrong in my life, and being given so much. I pray every night, sometimes long prayers about a lot of things and a lot of people, but I don’t talk about it or brag about it because that’s between God and me, and I’m no better than anybody else in God’s sight.

But I consider myself fortunate to be able to go to Him for guidance, and I hope (and pray) I don’t do too many things that displease Him. . . . I believe, too, that life is much better and freer when you’re committed to God in that way.

It’s great to see someone in the public eye living their faith quietly every day, and not hesitating to speak about it when opportunities come.

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