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
I try to play my game and that's being emotional because I'm that kind of guy.
Sometimes, I wish we were all amateurs again. I'd play for nothing. Ab-so-lute-ly free. But that's not the system.
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 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 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.
When you work hard to do everything you can to win, it's disappointing when you lose. It eats at you a little... It's hard to put into words what being back in the playoffs means. Anybody who's competitive all year long wants the opportunity to have a chance to get in the Super Bowl.
I always felt that we had an advantage playing at the Orange Bowl.
If you had asked me if I thought that any of those guys were better than me when I got picked, I would have told you that I was the best player there, ... If you didn't feel that way, then shame on you.
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.
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.
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.