{"id":1491,"date":"2026-08-14T11:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flickerinthewater.com\/blog\/?p=1491"},"modified":"2026-08-14T15:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T19:30:09","slug":"neither-fisherman-nor-fish-goes-through-a-full-season-undefeated-unless-you-are-the-1972-miami-dolphins-%f0%9f%90%ac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flickerinthewater.com\/blog\/neither-fisherman-nor-fish-goes-through-a-full-season-undefeated-unless-you-are-the-1972-miami-dolphins-%f0%9f%90%ac\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Neither fisherman nor fish goes through a full season undefeated unless you are the 1972 Miami Dolphins&#8221; \ud83d\udc2c"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/flickerinthewater.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000011046-1-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flickerinthewater.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000011046-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/flickerinthewater.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000011046-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/flickerinthewater.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000011046-1-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flickerinthewater.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000011046-1-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/flickerinthewater.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000011046-1.jpg 1062w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/flickerinthewater.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000011047-1-1024x707.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flickerinthewater.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000011047-1-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flickerinthewater.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000011047-1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flickerinthewater.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000011047-1-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flickerinthewater.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000011047-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As many of you already know the quote in the title is one of my favorite quotes in &#8220;A Flicker in the Water. That quote was inspired by Hemingway&#8217;s description of the old man in The Old Man and the Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said of the old man &#8220;Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those two lines about being undefeated spawned my newest creation called Pro Football&#8217;s Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For me when writing inspiration can strike at any time its wonderful when it happens like a cloud clearing the path to a sunrise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just in time for the 2026 football season Florida Weekly Naples edition wrote a nice piece on me about the Dolphins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I approach 4,000 books sold I wanted to share the article with you. And thank you all for your ongoing support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pro Football\u2019s Constitution is available wherever books are sold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2077P.S. 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