Joe Paterno quotes

Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things. (Joe Paterno)
Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks. View quote
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When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality. View quote
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What is a coach? We are teachers. Educators. We have the same obligations as all teachers, except we probably have more influence than anybody but their families. And, in a lot of cases, more than their families. View quote
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Its the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the back. View quote
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Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy. View quote
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The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. View quote
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We shall act with good intentions, but at times we will be wrong. When we are, let us admit it and try to right the situation. View quote
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Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good. View quote
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To teach an academic subject is certainly not easy, but compared to coaching, it is. We can say 'two plus two is four' to every kid and be sure that we are right. But in coaching, we have to literally get to the soul of the people we are dealing with. View quote
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The minute you think you've got it made, disaster is just around the corner. (Joe Paterno)
You must relate athletic experiences to life. View quote
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You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional. View quote
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When a kid plays football games before he attends a class, something is wrong. View quote
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I don't think I deviated from what I'm all about and what I thought was important. Whether you want to call that a legacy, or whatever you want to call it. View quote
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You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing becomes a habit. View quote
Joe Paterno

Joe Paterno

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Occupation: American Coach
Born: December 21, 1926
Died: January 22, 2012
Quotes count: 16