“I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.”

Everybody needs someone to love. Everybody needs something to hope for, and, of course, everybody needs someone to believe in.

Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.

If you made me the national commissioner of football, I’d tell you one thing that I would mandate.

When I didn’t collect, the balance came out of my profit. My average income was six dollars a week.

I don’t think there’s been anything in the game of football in my lifetime that has changed college football more than redshirting.

We had no refrigerator, no shower or tub, and no privacy. My parents shared the bedroom with my sister and me.

The key to winning is choosing to do God’s will and loving others with all you’ve got.

Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God’s word.

I also had to collect thirty cents a week from each customer. I owed the paper twenty cents per customer per week, and got to keep the rest.

I’m an old man, and all my life I’ve said that Notre Dame should remain independent because it’s a national school.

Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.

After winning, most teams become individuals; most teams become complacent.

Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities.

All my life, I’ve been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I’ve come is a bogey.

You aren’t going to find anybody that’s going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.