Dan Marino
Dan Marino
Daniel Constantine Marino Jr.is a former American football player who was a quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. The last quarterback of the Quarterback Class of 1983 to be taken in the first round, Marino held or currently holds dozens of NFL records associated with the quarterback position. Despite never being on a Super Bowl-winning team, he is recognized as one of the greatest quarterbacks in American football history. Best remembered for his quick release and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth15 September 1961
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
We're not running the ball again until we get ahead. Shula was calling the plays, but I told them, 'I don't care what he calls. We're throwing every pass from now until we get the lead.' To Shula's credit, he always gave me that option.
We didn't win a Super Bowl together, and that's something I'll always regret not knowing what that feels like. But you and I have won more games together than any quarterback and coach combination in the history of the NFL.
I think it was 18. Come on, give me some credit.
He's a tough kid, ... You can tell he's got the winning attitude and you can tell he's a leader and he makes plays.
From talking to guys, it's pretty hectic and goes along really fast, ... It's going to be exciting. It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience, so I think you just jump into it and enjoy it.
I always felt that we had an advantage playing at the Orange Bowl.
Halfway through the parade (Saturday morning), my arm was tired. The support here is something special.
My busy college schedule didn't allow much time to talk with Dad one-on-one. So Dad wrote me letters. The letters were always positive and filled with advice and sayings I could carry with me. . . Those letters meant the world to me, knowing Dad always believed in me. I saved all those letters and have them. . . in my home today.
I can't tell you what it's going to feel like. I can tell you what it's like to play quarterback in a fourth-quarter comeback. I can't tell you what this will feel like.
All you have to do is try not to change. But I wouldn't know how not to be myself.