Quotes from Marcus Mariota

My mentality as a competitor will never change.

My mentality as a competitor never changes.

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'm not a fan of spiders... I tend to avoid them as much as I can.

You can't just limit yourself to underneath routes and let the defense kind of sit on those things.

When I get off the phone with my parents, usually I'm in a good spot.

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.

My high school was in the private school league, and we played all our games at the college stadium. It wasn't like we filled it, but we got a good crowd.

I don't have a nickname and I'm not looking for one.

There's no reason to be angry or impolite.

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.

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.

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.

My family has always valued my education.

Other people's opinions don't matter to me.

I love Oregon. I love the community.

It's such a great honor to be a part of the Subway Famous Fan Family.

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 expect myself to do my job, and that's taking care of the football and converting third downs.

Just do your business and everything else will take care of itself.

When things start to get rough, you find comfort in your faith. Knowing that no matter what, you can dust yourself off and be okay.