The following is the transcript of Dan Marino's retirement speech at the Miami Dolphins headquarters in Davie, Fla.: Dan Marino gives wife Claire a kiss after his retirement press conference.

Jimmy Johnson had a run in the NFL; Dan Marino had a life in the NFL. There's a huge difference, and all the more reason that it is Marino's retirement -- be it today, tomorrow or, God willing ...

The one where Dan Marino and a handful of his fellow NFL legends are all sitting on the couch, and decide they should unretire and head back to the gridiron? Things don't go so well for Marino and ...