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

Quote by Joe Paterno

Topics: Excellence Quotes, Failure Quotes

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

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

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.

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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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'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...

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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 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 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.