Socrates once said, “To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise, without being wise: for it is to think that we know what we do not know.”
“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live,” said Marcus Aurelius.
“No evil is honorable; but death is honorable; therefore death is not evil.” Zeno of Citium supposedly said.
Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel walks among those legends of philosophy, even if he could stand to win a few more playoff games.
McDaniel met with the media on Monday to discuss the team’s practice and upcoming season. A reporter wished him a good morning, to which McDaniel responded that the reporter should “stand corrected.”
“Good morning? False,” said McDaniel. “Great morning, let’s go.”
When asked what made this a great morning, McDaniel brought a little Stoicism to the proceedings.
“Because we’re another day closer to death,” he deadpanned.
#Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel on why it’s a great morning and not just a good morning:
“Because we’re another day closer to death.” pic.twitter.com/6bBjcgD61v
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) August 4, 2025
While some in the room laughed, perhaps others pondered, much like Seneca and Epictetus before them, if death is simply a natural and inevitable part of life and not something to be feared but embraced.
That or he’s just really tired of Tyreek Hill’s sh*t.