Top 106 Quotes & Sayings by Marcus Mariota
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Marcus Mariota.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
I expect myself to do my job, and that's taking care of the football and converting third downs.
You have to have a deep passing game within your offense. It's got to be incorporated in some form or fashion.
Growing up I was a huge Michael Vick fan.
My family has always valued my education.
I would love to play for the Browns.
My mentality as a competitor never changes.
Whatever team wants me, I'd love to play for them.
My mentality is still the same. I have to continue to get better.
It doesn't matter if it's cards, doesn't matter if I am racing home from dinner or something, I just want to be the first to do it. That's just kind of my mentality. That's been my mentality for a long time. It's kind of the way I was raised.
Any motivation starts with some type of doubt.
You hold everybody that's Polynesian or Samoan on your shoulders. You want to do your best to represent that in the best way that you can.
I don't really compare myself to anybody but just try to be the best I can be.
As you develop relationships in your team you have to learn how your teammates react to being yelled at or how to put your arm around them and show them how to do things. You have to build those relationships up and understand who that person is and how they respond and choose your way to lead them to hopefully help everyone out.
I'm really interested in sports medicine.
Anything I am doing, I want to win, I want to be the best at it.
All I can really control is how I prepare and get ready for whatever team picks me.
All I know is myself and I don't plan on changing that.
If I can walk, I can play.
When people say they aren't nervous, I think they are lying about it. If you are human and you love the game, before any competition you still get those same butterflies in the stomach.
I love Oregon. I love the community.
For me, any team that wants me to be part of their club, I'm all for it.
When you sign your letter of intent to go to college you kind of sign away, and understand that you have certain rules and obligations that you have that normal students don't have... it's part of the process, being apart of the university and what you represent.
The NFL is changing a little bit. The prototypical quarterback seems to be a little bit more mobile now. At the same time, if you can't throw the ball with the best of them, then you won't get an opportunity.
You just have to be your best and no matter what, do what you can do and affect the things that you can control. And from there, let the dominoes fall where they may and see where you end up.
You have great assets if you're a dual-threat, but you still have to throw from the pocket and do all those types of things.
I've never had a sip of alcohol.
If you throw four interceptions, it's tough to win.
You know, being the first pick to me, it's not a huge thing.
I would love to play for the Bucs. But that being said, I think if you find the team that wants you, that's going to be the right team.
I'm not a fan of spiders... I tend to avoid them as much as I can.
Any player will stand in front of you and say they're confident in their abilities and I'm no different.
You can't just limit yourself to underneath routes and let the defense kind of sit on those things.
Any rookie is going to go through a transition process that's going to be tough.
It is hard sometimes, we live in a world where results and all these things matter.
I love throwing the deep ball.
I'd love to play for the Jets.
When it comes down to it, you win a bunch of games or maybe things don't go the way that you plan - those relationships that you build with the guys around you last a lifetime. To me, that's meaningful.
It's a part of my game, something I've done since I was a little kid. Whenever I have an opportunity to do it, I feel comfortable outside the pocket. Big plays happen that way.
I'm pretty OCD. I like to fine-tune every single detail. I think that's a habit built maybe from me being OCD.
I love the game and I want to be part of this for a long time.
If we win games, those other things - awards and all of that - will take care of themselves.
I definitely like to throw a deep post or something over the top that gives a receiver time to run under it and score a touchdown.
I don't have a nickname and I'm not looking for one.
Obviously I love Nashville, I love Tennessee. It's a great organization to play for.
There's certain circumstances, there's certain situations, there's certain decisions that have to be made based upon the business and you can't take that personal.
I just try to be the best version that I can be, day in and day out.
You just have to focus on that you can do day to day.
I think teams really want to see how you respond picking up and grasping things and if you can make changes and regurgitate that information.
I always think of myself as a point guard.
Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.
It's a contact sport. At some point, I'll get hit and that's part of it. I'm not worried about it.
As an athlete, as a competitor, any person would tell you they're the best. I truly believe that in myself.
I do play in a spread offense and in order to translate into the NFL, I'll have to take snaps under center.
I get to play a game that I love and I'm going to make the most of it.
For me, I've just got to go out there, not overthink things, just play within myself and just allow the game to come me.
Other people's opinions don't matter to me.
The way Michael Vick uses his legs and is able to throw out of the pocket really changes games. The way that Aaron Rodgers is able to sit in the pocket and make throws that not a lot of people can make - I hope I can be half what those guys are and emulate it into my game.
I can't worry about what's going on up front, I've got to continue to keep my eyes down the field.
You know what? For myself, I kind of like the spy because it takes another guy out of coverage or another guy out of rushing.
I try to get stronger every year, that's part of me trying to be better as a football player.
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