Quotes from Ryan Tannehill

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.

Whether football or board games, I love to win.

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.

I love playing on Sundays.

Getting to the playoffs and going to a Super Bowl is the goal.

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 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.

I've seen how this thing goes, the waves, the ins and outs of the season.

My wife gives me a hard time, whether it's playing games with people we don't know too well and I'm intense. I could probably turn off a few people to probably being around me because of that.

It's the playoffs. Everything kind of amps up a little bit.

Teams that can run the football, stop the run and take care of the football will win in the playoffs.

I love going out and competing.

It feels good to go out and execute the game plan, have some fun, have some long sustained drives and convert third downs.

It's about consistency.

I don't listen to the critics.

I love practicing with the guys.

Everything in your preparation, in your mind is we're gonna win this game. You don't really even think of the other side.

The competitive spirit never dies.

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.

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.

The more confidence you get as far as games under your belt, time spent with the guys, time in an offense, dealing with all the bull crap that you deal with in this profession. At some point you're kind of like, 'Screw it. I'm going to be me and do everything I can to win and if they don't like it, then oh well.

You always get better as the season goes on, as far as conditioning and the flow of the season.

I definitely wanted to be playing the quarterback position.

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.