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
Of course, in the end, every quarterback wants one more Sunday with a football in his hands and going deep,
I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.
I know I've got to just keep throwing the ball. That's what I do best.
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.
As a young man God blessed me with a special talent to throw a football.
Nobody can make you a loser.
The scoreboard can't make you a loser. If you walk off the field with your head up, you don't lose. You don't hang your head for nobody. People in the stands think you're the greatest or the worst - their opinion doesn't make a difference. The only opinion that makes any difference is your own opinion of yourself.
You have to feel you're the best at what you do. You don't have to come out and say it. But you have to know it within yourself.
Sure, the home-field is an advantage - but so is having a lot of talent.
You can do more, you can always do more.
Isn't Clayton a little old to still be playing?
I've always admired Coach Shula. I thought I'd be drafted a little sooner, but now I'm happy I wasn't and Miami was around to pick me.
Every quarterback, at the end, wants one more Sunday, with one more chance to go deep.
Don used to watch our practices. I never had the chance to throw Sonny Crockett a pass. Then again, he never had to bust me, either.