Everybody likes to win. It sure beats the devil out of losing.

Quote by Joe Paterno

Topics: Excellence Quotes

Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't...

Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't...

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

I'm not sure they believed me, but they didn't fire me.

I'm not sure they believed me, but they didn't fire me.

I'm proud of them. I don't know what to say. I'm proud of them, but...

I'm proud of them. I don't know what to say. I'm proud of them, but...

I don't know how else to say it. An element of the job that I...

I don't know how else to say it. An element of the job that I...

The minute you think you've got it made, disaster is just around the corner.

The minute you think you've got it made, disaster is just around the corner.

Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy.

Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy.

Those kinds of things all kind of pop into your head, and you try to...

Those kinds of things all kind of pop into your head, and you try to...

Lots of things have passed me by, but coaching isn't one of them.

Lots of things have passed me by, but coaching isn't one of them.

Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks.

Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks.

Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things.

Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things.

I think we played a pretty good football game overall. I think we played as...

I think we played a pretty good football game overall. I think we played as...

I knew we needed to go out and get players who could scare people.

I knew we needed to go out and get players who could scare people.

Publicity is like poison; it doesn't hurt unless you swallow it.

Publicity is like poison; it doesn't hurt unless you swallow it.

When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.

When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.

The name on the front of the jersey is what really matters, not the name...

The name on the front of the jersey is what really matters, not the name...

I appreciate the fans and all that kind of stuff. It's kind of fun to...

I appreciate the fans and all that kind of stuff. It's kind of fun to...

Some years you get bad luck. Some years you make some mistakes. Some years kids...

Some years you get bad luck. Some years you make some mistakes. Some years kids...

I still haven't gotten that little something out of my system that I'm still not...

I still haven't gotten that little something out of my system that I'm still not...

Its the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one...

Its the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one...