Marine Quotes

You've got to find the type of men for whom football is so important to them that I've got to kick him out of the facility. He wants to be the best. 'How do I do it? Help me. What do I have to do to be great?' That's what I'm looking for, and that's what I'm going to find. - Rod Marinelli

You've got 20 years of the Marines standing by their product and insisting this is the future of their force, their way of war fighting. - Richard Aboulafia

You're my shinning star. But why do you have to be so far? I want to see you. Don't you have a clue? I hope everything will be alright since I'm not with you tonight. Nothing could keep us apart. You'll always remain in my heart. - Unknown

You'd be surprised how many kids and young people come to the website and send me email that they are actually going into the Marine Corp because of something that I said or did. - R. Lee Ermey

You, you, and you...panic. The rest of you, come with me. - US Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt

You would think, at this level, that you shouldn't have to coach tackling. No, you do. The people that don't, don't tackle well. You watch games and say, 'Man, that's sloppy tackling.' Well, you have to work on tackles and angles. It's your fundamentals. It's like if you are playing golf, you work on your golf swing even if you played 20 years, right? - Rod Marinelli

You tell men the truth. You don't hide anything, you don't skirt the issue. You just be direct with these men - that's all they want. Be direct. And tell them what they need to hear, not what they want to hear. - Rod Marinelli

You know what, that guy competes no matter what it is, even if it's against the Seattle Mariners (in an exhibition game). - Buck Martinez

You know how people say 'How do you do it?' The truth is when you love someone, you really don't have a choice other than to just do it. - Unknown