Henrik Lundqvist says he’s ready to challenge Eli Manning in this sport
04.04.2023 - 17:19
/ nypost.com
retired Giants quarterback Eli Manning.The New York greats dished on their tennis obsessions in the inaugural episode of Club30, a new podcast from Lundqvist co-hosted by his best friend, entrepreneur Jay Liddell. In the episode, which drops Wednesday, the athletes dive into sibling rivalries, life after the pros and quenching their thirst for competition with tennis.
Manning, 42, picked up the sport about three years ago and prefers to play singles. “I’ve played doubles but I feel like my wife [Abby] is yelling at me [that] I’m not in the right spot,” he told the legendary Rangers goaltender.“The first year we were playing…mixed doubles, and any ball in the air I was, like, trying to kill everything.
I was bumping her out of the way so I could spike it, so she was looking at me like, ‘What’s wrong with you?’ ” Manning said.He feels more confident in his tennis ability compared to his big brother Peyton, who is also his sidekick on Monday Night Football’s “Manningcast.”“I’ve played him in pickleball. I don’t think he’d be good at tennis.
He’s like a big lug,” Manning quipped.Things are more fiery between Lundqvist and his twin brother Joel, who played for the Dallas Stars.“I’ve smashed a lot of tennis rackets in my day playing my brother, but I would say I can beat him today,” Lundqvist said on the podcast.“The King” told The Post that Manning was a perfect guest to kick things off.“He’s so nice and could talk for hours. We didn’t get to know each other during our careers, but the last couple of years, we’ve run into each other at different events,” said Lundqvist, who will host other high-profile guests across sports, media and business for weekly chats.“A lot of these people are transitioning from one thing to another.
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