92 Quotes by Dan Marino

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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.

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    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.

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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.

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    The will to prepare, the guts to risk, and the desire to be the best. These are trademarks of champions.

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    When I was younger, there's no doubt I thought about being Joe Namath, ... definitely makes an impact on you.

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    Every quarterback, at the end, wants one more Sunday, with one more chance to go deep.

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    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.

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