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

Quote by Joe Paterno

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

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

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...

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 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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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 last person one wants to be is themselves. Sadly, that is the best person...

The last person one wants to be is themselves. Sadly, that is the best person...

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if...

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if...

To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I.'

To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I.'

By education I mean that training in excellence from youth upward which makes a man...

By education I mean that training in excellence from youth upward which makes a man...

Your most precious possession is not your financial assets. Your most precious possession is the...

Your most precious possession is not your financial assets. Your most precious possession is the...