Marcus Mariota
I stay away from online dating. Interacting with the person right in front of you is a much easier way to talk.Collection: Dating
It is hard sometimes, we live in a world where results and all these things matter.
I've never had a sip of alcohol.
I don't like being in the limelight.
My mentality as a competitor never changes.
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.
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.
I just try to be the best version that I can be, day in and day out.
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.
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.
I don't really compare myself to anybody but just try to be the best I can be.
My mentality is still the same. I have to continue to get better.
Growing up I was a huge Michael Vick fan.
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 love Oregon. I love the community.
Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.
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.
You know, being the first pick to me, it's not a huge thing.
All I can really control is how I prepare and get ready for whatever team picks me.
Any player will stand in front of you and say they're confident in their abilities and I'm no different.
I would love to play for the Browns.
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.
You have to have a deep passing game within your offense. It's got to be incorporated in some form or fashion.
You can't just limit yourself to underneath routes and let the defense kind of sit on those things.
I love throwing the deep ball.
I get to play a game that I love and I'm going to make the most of it.
Other people's opinions don't matter to me.
You just have to focus on that you can do day to day.
My family has always valued my education.
I do play in a spread offense and in order to translate into the NFL, I'll have to take snaps under center.
Whatever team wants me, I'd love to play for them.
For me, any team that wants me to be part of their club, I'm all for it.
If you throw four interceptions, it's tough to win.
I expect myself to do my job, and that's taking care of the football and converting third downs.
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.
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.
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 love the game and I want to be part of this for a long time.
As an athlete, as a competitor, any person would tell you they're the best. I truly believe that in myself.
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.
All I know is myself and I don't plan on changing that.
Any rookie is going to go through a transition process that's going to be tough.
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.
If I can walk, I can play.
Any motivation starts with some type of doubt.
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.
Anything I am doing, I want to win, I want to be the best at it.
I try to get stronger every year, that's part of me trying to be better as a football player.
I'm pretty OCD. I like to fine-tune every single detail. I think that's a habit built maybe from me being OCD.