Ara Parseghian Quotes
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You're going to have disappointments. But how you handle those disappointments is the important thing for you and everybody that's around you. That's what I found from being not only a player but also a coach.
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I learned long ago not to tear into anyone for a mistake.
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After Notre Dame, what is there?
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On any play where there's a scramble of 22 men, blindside hits and unprotected hits on knees occur.
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To me, going for a tie means kicking the extra point for a tie instead of going for a two-point conversion to win.
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The game is not won by a pep talk on Saturday. It's won by preparation of your club from Monday until game time. If they're not ready on Saturday, you're not going to get them ready by trying to inspire them with a dog-eat-dog sermon on that day.
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It's a terrific honor. To be associated with the number of people who represent the Cradle of Coaches, it's sort of unreal in a sense.
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External pressure I never worried about.
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That's the unpredictable part, and that's what worries every coach: Protect the football. That's why, when you go into a ballgame, you may be favored, but there's no guarantee you're going to win it.
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I don't give a damn what anybody says. I don't think at 70 and 75 that you can be as productive and efficient as you were when you were 40 or 50.
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One of the reasons I never went into pro football was because I wanted my kids to grow up around an academic environment. And that's exactly what we did.
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I had grown up during a time when Notre Dame football was held in the highest esteem. I listened to all of the games on the radio.
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I've been blessed in many ways, but none of the heights from football can ever compare to the depths you go through when you lose a child.
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My mother was really courageous.
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In my own opinion, psychology in football is far more important than anyone believes, including the coaches.
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The burdens of being a head coach are different from being an assistant. If I had been an assistant coach for awhile, then become a head coach, I probably would have lasted longer.
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I have been around football all of my life.
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I've missed the association with players and coaches but haven't missed the recruiting and the travel.
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I can't think of anything that's hit me harder in my life than when I learned that three of our youngest grandchildren were diagnosed with Niemann-Pick C.
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As you move through life, it's not going to be a bright, sunshiny day every day.
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Whether you like it or not, you're a national figure after five games at Notre Dame.
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I don't think I was a miracle man. Neither were Lou Holtz or Frank Leahy. We all found ways to win.
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When I make a fist, it's strong, and you can't tear it apart. As long as there's unity, there's strength.
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You are going to get knocked down, but you don't lie there. You get up and face the challenge.