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"The consummate professional. Everything he does is right by the numbers. I swear he wins games just by walking onto the field sometimes. A defense must see him and just think, 'Damn. It's Marino. We're done. He's the best.' The kind of respect he commands, and commands from everyone, is incredible." ...Y. A. Tittle, former New York Giants and New Orleans Saints quarterback

"Showing no signs of slowing down, the 37 year old Marino had the second-highest passing yards total in the AFC in 1997. Arguably the best quarterback to ever play the game, Marino owns or is tied for 31 NFL regular season records and 51 overall, including playoffs." ...1998 Upper Deck SP Authentic, Maxium Impact # 13

"The quick release constantly frustrates would-be sackers. Marino also continues to defy Father Time and set new standards for today's quarterbacks. Marino is a skilled surgeon in the passing game, and he often operates for touchdowns." ...1995 Skybox Paydirt card

The following quotes are from the Super Bowl XXXIII Official Program, a story about Marino entitled, "The Pride of Miami:"

"Marino's quick release defies the mechanical laws of throwing. It is as if he skips a step or two in the process, like a man changing a tire without using a jack."

"I played with a lot of guys who would leave everything out there on the field. But Dan Marino was absolutely the fiercest competitor I've ever been around. He would will victory. He took others to new levels just by the way he carried himself. It was magical, it really was."...Ron Jaworski, former NFL QB and now ESPN analyst.

"Scared? that word and Dan Marino don't go hand in hand. From the first day, he knew what he could do, I'll tell you that." ...Former Dolphin equipment manager, Bobby Monica

"He's still the tough kid who unloaded trucks and shoveled concrete, who watched his Dad work two jobs, and who heard about how his grandfather died at 27 in a steel mill accident.
You take your lumps, come back tomorrow, and punch in again. Marino once started 155 consecutive games, and has missed only 18 starts in 16 seasons."

"We had the ball on about the Jets' 25. The play was a pass over the middle. . . I'm standing up, my head on a swivel to pick up someone to block. Dan threw the ball just over my head and as it went over I could hear the seams whistle. The pass was to the tight end, Joe Rose. It hit him on the two-yard line and knocked him into the end zone. I had never heard the seams of a football whistle." ...former offensive lineman Jon Giesler

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"You're basically at Dan's mercy. All the great ones see the game so quickly that when everybody else is running around like a chicken with his head cut off, they know exactly where they want to go with the ball. It's like they see everything in slow motion." ...Ronnie Lott, former All-Pro defensive back, ESPN.com

From Y.A. Tittle, former New York Giants QB:
"This boy is in a class by himself. There is just no denying that."

"Marino had a real poor senior season at Pitt. That may have been a blessing in disguise because he went to camp competing for a job, not looking to lead us as the messiah, or whatever, Denver thought John Elway was." Former Dolphin Coach, Don Shula, Pro Football Illustrated Annual, 1984.

"From golden arm to bronze bust, Marino's fabric is made of precious mettle...he has more touchdown passes than the Tampa Bay franchise." Dan LeBatard, ESPN Magazine, 12-28-98

"Elway's a great guy, a great competitor. But Marino's the best leader, and he's still one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL.'' ...Dwight Stephenson, former Dolphin center, Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, Dec. 22, 1998

"I'll tell my grandchildren one day...about the day I interviewed the greatest player ever in the NFL, the great, Dan Marino."...Terry Bradshaw, Fox Pregame Show, October, 1998

"NFL Films produced this magnificent segment once, asking NFL quarterbacks what it felt like to ``be in the zone.'' Young and Troy Aikman talked about completing 10 or 11 passes in a row and feel invincible, like everything you throw is going to end up being a touchdown. Then the camera panned to Marino. `I've been in the zone,' a laughing Marino said, `for a decade.' " ...Dan LeBatard, Miami Herald, Oct. 19, 1998

"It was after the Carolina game, after a day Marino spent handing off the ball, that Johnson handed him back a ball. A game ball. And it was a gesture that said much. It said Johnson appreciates the sacrifices Marino has made this season. It said that he is pleased with the way Marino is running the new offense. And, most of all, it said that he still needs Marino"...Mark Woods, Palm Beach Post, Nov. 22, 1998

“Anybody who believes that approaching him in a restaurant while he’s trying to eat and his kid is under the table yanking on his leg and he happens to say no to an autograph — anyone who thinks that is a means to judge what kind of person he is, is only shortchanging himself.”...Mark Serota, photographer, Miami Time News Online, Dec. 1998

"After his aging quarterback's surgery on the Jaguars defense (30 of 49 for 323 yards and two touchdowns), Johnson ought to lock himself in a room and repeat 391 times (one for each of Marino's career touchdown passes): ''Dan is the man. Dan is the man. Dan is. . . f anybody even thought for a minute that Marino couldn't deal and march the Dolphins down the field because the game plan was too restrictive or the receivers too suspect, he gave a Monday Night Football crowd a chilling reminder of the true definition of a Hall of Famer. But those inside the Dolphins' locker room never questioned Marino for a second." Jacksonville Times, Oct. 13, 1998

"Dan Marino is better than John Elway. Give Marino the offensive support Elway has, and the Dolphins would be 13-1, too. ...I say Marino has more desire than Elway, and that's no knock at Elway... Marino never has given a split-second's thought to hanging it up. He's so hooked on the battle he can't bring himself to even think of leaving the fray...Would he still feel that way, dying to stay, if he ever won The Big One? I'm certain he would.My contention: Marino is the quintessential warrior." ... Edwin Pope, Miami Herald, Dec. 20, 1998

"The 6-4 Marino (age 37, nine leg surgeries) outjumped Bills 6-5 defensive end Marcellus Wiley (age 23) to spike a potential interception
down after a third-quarter pass had been batted high into the air by Buffalo's Gabe Northern." ... Miami Herald, Jan. 2, 1999

"If I ever sacked him, I’d help him up. That’s the kind of respect I’ve got for the guy. Other quarterbacks you just sack them and you just spit on them or kick them. There’s some guys in the league you have more respect for. The guy hasn’t said much in his career, he’s just always gone out there and done it. He’s been a role model for kids. He’s the kind of guy that you want to look up to. I want my son to look up to somebody like Dan Marino." ...Panthers linebacker Jeff Brady, in an AP story, November, 1998

"Dan Marino...has come to realize that he may never give Miami a Super Bowl championship. But perhaps the philantrhopic offering he has provided to the South Florida community that he and his family have lived in for 15 years is more important. The trophy South Floridians cherish will not be a silver-etched piece of hardware bearing Vince Lombardi's name, but rather a living, breathing, hospital bearing Marino's name: the Miami Children's Hospital Dan Marino Center." Greg Guss, Sport Magazine, October, 1998

"...the reason the Dolphins have had only one losing season in the last 15 -- because Marino will not allow it. We're never going to realize how much we should have appreciated Marino until the moment he is gone."...Dan LeBatard, Miami Herald, October 19, 1998

"Does Old Man Marino still amaze you? It looks like you hold him to nothing. Then he breaks out, and you can't hold him back. He is a great quarterback who still makes the plays. That's what it boiled down to." Bruce Smith, Buffalo Bills, AP wire story, Sept. 14, 1998

"Dan Marino has proven that in the ways that really matter, he has always been a winner, both on and off the field. And despite everything he's accomplished as a football player, and with all he has done for his community, in both areas, the best is yet to come." Official Program, Dan Marino FirstPlus Financial Celebrity Invitational, Feb., 1998

"Confidence will be more significant than temperature. Don't worry about Dan Marino's confidence in his passing arm. He has never quit believing he can throw a strawberry through a battleship." Boston Globe, Dec. 1997

"Dan has a magic quality, on the field and off." Marvin Demoff, Marino's agent, LA Times, July 1986.

"He is among the most highly recognized, highly respected, highly decorated, and highly paid athletes in the world, let alone the NFL. Yet, he is still a humble man." Beckett FS Collectibles, Nov. 1997

``He`s just the best, he can do things I couldn`t even think of doing. It burns me up. I can`t touch him. His poise is something I`d kill for. The only thing I have that he doesn`t is some championship rings. That will come." Terry Bradshaw, NBC, December, 1985

"He sways behind center like a royal palm but it is a greater wonder how he can swagger sitting down and strut standing still"...Tom Callahan, Time Magazine, 1-21-85

"Some things have been and always will be certain with Marino. He does the best he possibly can. He never publicly complains about a teammate's performance. He takes the blame...Marino won't duck any of it. He makes himself accountable."...Edwin Pope, The Miami Herald, 6-18-95

"There can be few South Floridians who have not seen photos of Marino with his arm around a child who is seriously ill and meet the football hero as a "last wish." Of Marino autographing a jersey embellished with the famous No. 13 then deftly tossing a football into the dazzled child's arms. It's a familiar and touching scenario here, and the depth of Marino's compassion for the children is clear."
Sun-Sentinel, Thursday, Oct. 22, 1997

"There's a nice comfort about Dan Marino as a man . . . very devoted to his family, extremely active in his community." ...Al Michaels, during broadcast of 1992 playoff game vs. the Chargers

"If you don't know him, well he's the most modest man in the world."...Paul McGuire, NBC Sports, Oct. 12, 1997. And from the same broadcast: "You can't get him to say anything nice about himself."...Dick Enberg

"He's the greatest competitor ever. If there's anybody better, I haven't met him yet.'' ...Don Strock, Sun Sentinel, October 19, 1997

"You guys . . . it was unfair that you can talk about Danny like that. All the good things he has done. He goes out and has one bad game and then you think he should have been benched. Whatever, whatever, I think it's a bunch of garbage ...Dolphins' WR O.J. McDuffie, The Sporting News AOL Report, Sept. 8, 1997

''It was amazing how much time and patience he had with the children. He took time to talk with Brian and his brother and to throw passes with both of them. It's something that we will never forget.'' ...the father of a child Marino visited with through the "Make a Wish Foundation" after practice, 8/21/97, as reported in The Sun Sentinel

"But Marino is one of the genuinely good guys in sports, regularly giving his time to a number of causes."...Dave Barry Commentary, Miami Herald, Sept. 12, 1997

"Man, that Dan Marino. He breaks hearts, doesn't he?" Jets RB Richie Anderson following the famous 'clock play' in 1994. ..as quoted in several sources

"There is an eerie calmness in the middle of the fury that is an NFL pass rush and he wears No. 13. With 300 pound waves crashing all around him, Dan Marino always manages to stay cool, calm, and collected." Beckett Great Sport Heroes: Dan Marino

"I would do two things if we played the Dolphins again. First, I would find what hotel they were staying at. Second, I would kidnap Marino until an hour after the game."...Steelers' cornerback Dwayne Woodruff, 1984

"Watching Dan is like watching Michaelangelo painting the Sistine Chapel." ...Former Dolphin Tight End and now an announcer for WQAM, Jim Mandich

"It's a typical day at the Miami Dolphin complex in Davie, Florida. The players are sweating, the palm trees are swaying, and Dan Marino is swaggering. The humidity may be brutal, but the quarterback's thermostat is forever set at super-cool." Jeff Ryan, Sport, Sept. 1994

"Who needs a punter, or a calendar, when No.13 is really feeling it? The thrill is timeless and the courage more classic than ever." ...Dave George, Palm Beach Post, 10-13-98

"The scoreboard says it's the fourth quarter and claims the Dolphins are about to lose but Dan Marino knows better. His eyes narrow behind the facemask. The Dolphins quarterback claps his hands. Makes a fist. Inspires confidence with a wink. Demands performance with a searing blue tirade, if necessary. This is Marino's time." Greg Cote, Miami Herald, June 11, 1990

"He's got that mentality. Blue-collar. They give you everything they have. You can't take it out of him. I see it all the time. I use him as a role model. My son is a quarterback at Florida State, and I tell him, 'You've got to play like Marino, you've got to play sometimes when you're hurt.' He didn't grow up in Pittsburgh, unfortunately." Dr. Dan Kanell, Sports Illustrated, June 6, 1994 in a story by S.L. Price (Dan Kanell Jr is now a qb with the NY Giants)

"Marino stands in. He does not duck. When his passes sail and are intercepted, he answers. When his season and maybe his last shot at winning The Ring snap in an instant, he answers." Greg Cote, Miami Herald, Oct. 12, 1993

"He is about drive and desire and whatever combination spells winning. His mere swaggering presence brings a unique feel to a game, his teammates, and to the opposition alike. He can lift his own club and lower the boom on another as only legends can do. " Brian Schmitz, Orlando Sentinel, Oct. 30, 1995

"Out of all the kids come out of here, none of 'em like Danny. I know Danny's buddies with Hugh Green, but Green, Dorsett, none of them guys would give us the time of day. Big shots. Danny would not once walk by without saying something." Rick "Funk" Ankan, a grounds crew member during Dan's Pittsburgh years as quoted in an article by Larry Dorman, Miami Herald, Sept. 1984

"Danny likes the Blues Brothers. He loves to sing. But he's so off-key and so loud, it's like someone screaming over 90,000 people. He says if he doesn't make it as a pro quarterback, he'll try to make it as a singer. He'd better make it as a quarterback."...Pitt Safety Tom Flynn, Sports Illustrated, 9-1-82

"Danny could recall everything on a bubble gum card, but couldn't remember when the Civil War started." ...Dan Marino, Sr. speaking of his son's grammar school days..with his Dad pointing him in the right direction, Dan graduated from Pitt in 4 years with a B.A. in Communications B+ average

"Marino is not just what the coaches call an impact player, a man who drastically alters the personality of his team. He is a quantum-leap player who is changing the entire nature of his art."...Peter Axthelm, Newsweek, 1-21-85

'"Marino is better looking in person than he is on television. His brown hair has been bleached permanently by his years in the sun. He has blue eyes the color of cornflowers. There is also something quite young about him, something collegiate and casually profane in the way he talks."...Mike Lupica, Esquire, September, 1995

"But now, all these miles and years later, Marino keeps working. He keeps sowing the seeds of a dream. He has tried to keep the old lesson close to his heart the whole way. Work hard. Live strong. Earn what you deserve. And in this life, maybe nobody deserves a Super Bowl championship more than Marino." ....John P. Lopez, The Houston Chronicle, 8-27-95

"He is so humble, charitable, gracious, and good that you almost have to believe him when the greatest quarterback ever says that thing about never having won the Super Bowl is no big deal. Really."...Peter Richmond, Gentlemen's Quarterly, September, 1996

From the same article: "There is no question that being a simple man with a good heart automatically puts you at an advantage when it comes to doing good."

He's a "real softy" when it comes to his kids. "When Alexandra says, 'Hi Daddy!,' the look on Danny's face could melt an ice rink like that,"...Tony Segreto (snapping his fingers) as quoted in Beckett's Great Sport Heroes: Dan Marino, 1996.

"People on the Dolphins do things for Marino because they genuinely like him. . .His much celebrated arrogance pertains to competition only, not to personal relations." ...Rick Telander, Sports Illustrated, 12-24-84

"Curly hair frames the handsome face and the eyes radiate a steely blue that commands a room and controls a huddle. He walks with trace of a swagger and speaks with a cockiness tempered by the knowledge that a life's worth of dreams have been realized in a month of pro football." ...Peter Axthelm, Newsweek, 1-14-85

"Dan Marino is the ideal role model for young people today. He is a caring, giving young man who is intensely loyal to his team, his coaches, his friends, and his family. He is a credit to all of them. He believes in earning the rewards of his illustrious career. He cheerfully gives back to his community, showing particular attention to children in need. And he truly loves the game of football. There is nothing more exciting than watching the greatest quarterback in history, take command of a game. He is a competitor, he is a gentleman, and he is a CHAMPION... in life as well as in his profession." "Porpoise 13," February 21, 1997

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