25 Dan Marino Quotes That Will Set The Ball Rolling
Dan Marino is a distinguished American former football quarterback. He had been a part of ‘Miami Dolphins’ of the ‘National Football League (NFL)’ for seventeen seasons. Recognized as one of the greatest quarterbacks, Marino held and still holds a number of NFL records. He is also regarded as one of the best pure passers in the country’s football history. In 2005, he was inducted into the ‘Pro Football Hall of Fame,’ and in 2003, he was inducted into the ‘College Football Hall of Fame.’ Here, we have compiled his words of wisdom. Following is a list of quotes and sayings by Dan Marino on team, game, children, career, practise, attitude, parents, life, etc.
Obviously I'm not 21 anymore, but I think I can still throw with anybody.
Nobody can make you a loser.
My parents would always say, 'It doesnt' matter if it's a guy picking up the garbage or the President of the United States, treat everybody as you would want to be treated.
My father always taught me to appreciate what you're fortunate to have and give back to those who need it. No part of our society is more important than the children, especially the ones who need our help.
Leadership comes by the example you set through your work. It begins from the way you are perceived as a worker and the respect that comes with it.
It's real nice and exciting for me to break the records, but it's more exciting for me to be on a winning team.
It's nice to feel the fans are behind you. You shouldn't concern yourself with things like that - but it does matter.
If you ask any great player or great quarterback, there's a certain inner confidence that you're as good as anybody. But you can't say who is the absolute best. To be considered is special in itself.
I've been a Dolphin for 17 years, and I'll be a Dolphin for the rest of my life. That will never change.
I'm getting married because I'm in love with a girl and want to spend my life with her. You can't live your life doing what other people want you to or you'll be miserable. At some point you just have to be yourself.
I want to know what it's like to play in a Super Bowl and win one. My career will be great without it. But, personally, selfishly, I want to know what it feels like.
I try to play my game and that's being emotional because I'm that kind of guy.
I throw better than anybody in college and I can throw with anybody in the pros. There, that's what I think.
I think it's more and more important to spend time with your children, because it seems to be harder and harder for them to succeed as their parents have succeeded.
I think I'm going to be around awhile.
I think I have a passion for playing the game. I love to play, and I want to play at a high level. You have to do the right things in order to continue at that level.
I know I've got to just keep throwing the ball. That's what I do best.
I just try to be myself, whatever that is. I don't think about how I'll be remembered. I just want to be consistent over a long period of time. That's what the great players do.
I have always said that I want to finish my career with the Dolphins and this put me closer to that goal. I have been fortunate to break many personal records, but my overiding goal is to win a Super Bowl here in Miami.
I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.
As a young man God blessed me with a special talent to throw a football.
As a team, you need to come from behind every once in awhile just to do it. Good for the attitude. It makes it exciting. And when everybody knows you have to throw it... that makes it fun too.
I think positive. I always think we're going to score. Two minutes is a lot of time if you have timeouts and you're throwing every down. You have to make the right decisions. I've always had great receivers, which helps. It's not just me doing it.
I've tried, at every step in life, to find a lesson. And accepting criticism with the same grace that you do the applause is something every young athlete needs to learn. ... I think it served me well to learn how to handle everything that came with the game's ups and downs. Some people call it growing another layer of skin. I just call it growing up.
I look at it this way. I'm not putting age limits on what I can do. As long as I can do the job to help the team win and feel like I'm playing at a high level, which I feel I can do for a long while, I'm going to play no matter what my age is.
