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“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.”
“It's nice to feel the fans are behind you. You shouldn't concern yourself with things like that - but it does matter.”
“As a team, you need to come from behind every once in awhile just to do it. Good for the attitude. It makes it exciting. And when everybody knows you have to throw it... that makes it fun too.”
“Sure, the home-field is an advantage - but so is having a lot of talent.”
“We're not running the ball again until we get ahead. Shula was calling the plays, but I told them, 'I don't care what he calls. We're throwing every pass from now until we get the lead.' To Shula's credit, he always gave me that option.”
“I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.”
“I think I'm going to be around awhile.”
“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 know I've got to just keep throwing the ball. That's what I do best.”
“We've been blessed with four beautiful children. Michael, he doesn't have much of a problem anymore. He is high functional, probably because of early intervention.”
“Obviously I'm not 21 anymore, but I think I can still throw with anybody.”
“It's real nice and exciting for me to break the records, but it's more exciting for me to be on a winning team.”
“Sometimes, I wish we were all amateurs again. I'd play for nothing. Ab-so-lute-ly free. But that's not the system.”
“I've been a Dolphin for 17 years, and I'll be a Dolphin for the rest of my life. That will never change.”
“I try to play my game and that's being emotional because I'm that kind of guy.”
“I throw better than anybody in college and I can throw with anybody in the pros. There, that's what I think.”
“I think positive. I always think we're going to score. Two minutes is a lot of time if you have timeouts and you're throwing every down. You have to make the right decisions. I've always had great receivers, which helps. It's not just me doing it.”
“You can do more, you can always do more.”
“I think it's more and more important to spend time with your children, because it seems to be harder and harder for them to succeed as their parents have succeeded.”
“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.”