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The Faith of Peyton Manning, Bronco Quarterback, is "Quiet" But Deeply Grounded"I make it a point when I speak to groups about priorities, and when it's school kids, I rank those priorities as: faith, family, and education, then football. I tell them that 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 and accepted Jesus." -Peyton Manning (Denver, CO)—The most important moment in quarterback Peyton Manning's life was NOT when he surpassed the NFL record of 509 touchdown passes. It wasn't any of his league-record five MVPs. It wasn't his Super Bowl championship. And it wasn't being named player of the decade of the 2000s by Fox News and Sports Illustrated. (Photo via God Reports) The most emotional and dramatic moment of his life came when the Denver Broncos quarterback accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior and Lord. "My heart was pounding," he writes. "The minister invited those who would like that assurance through Jesus Christ to raise their hands, and I did. Then he invited us to come forward, to take a stand, and my heart really started pounding. And from where we sat, it looked like a mile to the front. "But I got up and did it. I committed my life to Christ, and that faith has been the most important to me ever since." Manning displays his faith on the field more quietly than some other players. "Some players get more vocal about it—the Reggie Whites, for example—and some point to Heaven after scoring a touchdown and praise God after games," he writes. "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 than words." Part of Manning's "actions" include the Peyback Foundation, which he started to help disadvantaged kids in his home state of Louisiana. After Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans in 2005, Manning and his brother Eli, who is the quarterback for the New York Giants, helped pack and deliver potable water and other emergency supplies to the affected. Manning also speaks before groups. "I make it a point when I speak to groups about priorities, and when it's school kids, I rank those priorities as: faith, family, and education, then football," Manning writes. "I tell them that 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 and accepted Jesus." (Photo via God Reports) "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," Manning writes. "I've been blessed—having so little go wrong in my life, and being given so much." Manning has golden boy good looks, a Python-thick throwing arm and a brilliant football IQ. But he's also had struggles. A herniated disk in his neck caused him pain for years. After a surgery in 2011 successfully alleviated the pain, a pinched nerve debilitated his throwing arm. During rehab he threw and the ball sputtered clumsily to the ground. Then he re-injured the herniated disk. A second surgery was performed. Manning is an intense competitor who watches game videos three times before the coach shows it to the team. He trains incessantly. But after his surgery he was helpless. If he trained too hard it would risk re-injury. "Sometimes progress was not going backwards," he told the Washington Post. "It was just a real test of patience unlike anything I had to go through. There was nothing I could do about it." The quiet Christian walk is Manning's trademark. "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 before I get to Heaven myself," Manning writes. "I believe, too, that life is much better and freer when you're committed to God in that way. To read this article in its entirety, click here.
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