Top 96 Quotes & Sayings by Ryan Tannehill
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Ryan Tannehill.
Last updated on April 14, 2025.
I'm going to play the quarterback position the way coaches install the plays; I'm going to go through the reads just like they install it.
Quarterbacks are the leaders of the team, and I want to try to get guys going. That's a job of a leader. That's a job of a quarterback.
I want to be a great player someday.
I've just tried to do everything I can personally to be the best quarterback I can be, whether it's doing extra work for my rehab, extra work in the film room, on the board, extra work out on the field with my drops and footwork.
That's kind of a classless move to celebrate when a guy is injured.
It's part of my role to push the guys around me to be the best they can be. I think that's part of being a leader.
I can't say I've always been a Miami Heat fan, but ever since I got down to Miami, I'm a fan of many Miami teams.
It's the playoffs. Everything kind of amps up a little bit.
I know what I can bring to the table wherever it is.
That's what we're here for as quarterbacks is to help our team win, lead the offense down the field and put points on the board.
It's fun to go out and play and not think about it.
As a competitor, you love that. You love having to go earn a victory.
If you play scared, your decision making slows down and that's when you run into more trouble.
Game days are a lot of fun, especially when you win.
Everything in your preparation, in your mind is we're gonna win this game. You don't really even think of the other side.
It feels good to go out and execute the game plan, have some fun, have some long sustained drives and convert third downs.
The passing game is timing and trust, expecting those guys to be in the right spot at the right time.
When you're the starter, there are certain things that you're able to do as far as leading and stuff like that. So, really having to kind of take a step back in a leadership role I would say is the toughest role for me.
Whenever we have penalties and take a 10-yard penalty down the red zone, it gets tough.
To see my name on the back of an NFL jersey for an organization like the Miami Dolphins, I couldn't be more excited. It's the moment of a lifetime.
I'm definitely rooting for the Heat.
I have to take care of the football, that's what it comes down to is really - just eliminating the turnovers.
We desire to win, doing the little things right.
I think the tone that the head coach sets transcends to the team.
Everyone has a bad day now and then.
You face distractions, you face adversity in life and you have to be able to handle it, you have to be able to fight through it and become a better man and become a better player because of it.
That's the big thing - having the other guys' respect in the locker room. You can't come in with no respect and try to own the place.
We just have to move forward and learn from past experiences.
I'm going to go out and compete every day.
The competitive spirit never dies.
I'm my own player.
It's slanderous to report things I didn't say, to degrade my reputation, it's sickening to me.
Don't try to anticipate or worry about something you can't control.
I want the ball in my hands.
That's the nature of the business. If you're not doing the job good enough then they're looking to replace you.
I'm confident.
Some throws we're just trying to make in practice to see if it's something we want to move with on during the season.
Obviously, you have to play well to keep your spot.
When you get down, your game plan changes a lot and what you're trying to do is eliminated.
That's the job of a quarterback, to go out there and be confident with the communication of the play, in the huddle and with my play.
I love practicing with the guys.
You just have to be smart and know where you're at within the game and find the right time to be aggressive and take a shot. If it's not the right time, then move on to the next down.
I think there's a lot that goes into an offense, obviously.
Christ is the anchor of my life.
It's a tough situation as a defender to be put in. I understand what they're doing trying to protect quarterbacks. I've been on the receiving end of a few of those where you appreciate them trying to take care of you a little bit, but I do see the conflict that it puts a defender in.
I want to finish my career as a Dolphin and win a championship here. That's what they brought me here for and that's what I came to do.
In those long-yardage situations, the percentages are low.
I've seen how this thing goes, the waves, the ins and outs of the season.
We have to be able to execute early in games, whether it's a block, whether it's a throw, whether it's a catch, we have to be able to make plays.
I wasn't a huge pro fan growing up; I wasn't loyal to any one team. Don't really know the divisions, even really the conferences. I know most of the conferences, but some of those, I really have no clue.
You see receivers getting open, the O-line blocking, and when that's happening, playing quarterback is a lot of fun, man. You get to sit back, and deliver the football, and let your guys make plays.
You can't go out there and play scared.
It's fun, being able to study the game the entire day.
Guys are going to get dinged and banged up.
It kind of sucks being the guy taking the knees at the end, because everyone wants to see some action - no one wants to see you taking knees in the Pro Bowl.
It's about consistency.
I definitely wanted to be playing the quarterback position.
I love going out and competing.
It's a fast game, and you've got to play fast.
Whether it's third down, man vs. man or red zone, a lot of the game comes down to one-on-one matchups.
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