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It's Nice To Feel The Fans Are Behind You. You Shouldn't Concern Yourself With Things Like That - But It Does Matter.

-Dan Marino

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It's Nice To Feel The Fans Are Behind You. You Shouldn't Concern Yourself With Things Like That - But It Does Matter.

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As A Young Man God Blessed Me With A Special Talent To Throw A Football.

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.

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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.

We Were Talking About How Old Quarterbacks Can't Throw Before 10 Am... Practice Starts Too Early For Us. Wake Me Up In The Middle Of The Night And I Can Throw. I Can Throw Anytime.

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.

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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.

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 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.

You Can Do More, You Can Always Do More.

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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.

You Re The Best

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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.

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Nobody Can Make You A Loser.

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