I don't know how else to say it. An element of the job that I loved has been taken away from me.

Quote by Joe Paterno

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I'm not going to get carried away with one win. I'm pleased, but this isn't...

I'm not going to get carried away with one win. I'm pleased, but this isn't...

You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing...

You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing...

You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing...

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.

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.

You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of...

You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

People say to me, 'Why don't you give it up?' ...I don't want to miss...

People say to me, 'Why don't you give it up?' ...I don't want to miss...

If I had to do it over again, I'd probably play the game the same...

If I had to do it over again, I'd probably play the game the same...