I became a head football coach when I was 27 years old at Miami of Ohio. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
The most difficult problem about coaching at Notre Dame is losing early. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
I had grown up during a time when Notre Dame football was held in the highest esteem. I listened to all of… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
In my own opinion, psychology in football is far more important than anyone believes, including the coaches. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I never went into pro football was because I wanted my kids to grow up around an academic… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
I remember virtually everything about every loss. And the wins are hardly memorable. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
When you set these high expectations and goals, and they are demolished so early in the season, that has an effect on… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
To me, going for a tie means kicking the extra point for a tie instead of going for a two-point conversion to… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
On any play where there's a scramble of 22 men, blindside hits and unprotected hits on knees occur. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
I've been blessed in many ways, but none of the heights from football can ever compare to the depths you go through… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
I was a 52-year-old coach. But people don't realize I had 25 years as a head coach. Most coaches my age only… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
You're going to have disappointments. But how you handle those disappointments is the important thing for you and everybody that's around you.… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
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… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
Success in football is relative. If you take a job at a school that finished with a 1-9 record the year before,… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
The 1973 team is real special. I had never coached against Bear Bryant. Alabama had never played Notre Dame. It was North… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
The game is not won by a pep talk on Saturday. It's won by preparation of your club from Monday until game… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
The burdens of being a head coach are different from being an assistant. If I had been an assistant coach for awhile,… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
You get different philosophies in coaching, usually depending on what position the coach himself played. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
You know what it takes to win. Just look at my fist. When I make a fist, it's strong and you can't tear it… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share
I was a 52-year-old coach. But people don't realize I had 25 years as a head coach. Most coaches my age only had a… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share
I remember virtually everything about every loss. And the wins are hardly memorable. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share
The 1973 team is real special. I had never coached against Bear Bryant. Alabama had never played Notre Dame. It was North against South;… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share
The best way I could describe it at Notre Dame was that I was accepted as a member of the family. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share
A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share
I don't think I was a miracle man. Neither were Lou Holtz or Frank Leahy. We all found ways to win. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share
The harder you work, the less mistakes you make. The fewer mistakes you make, the better your chances of winning. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share
Whether you like it or not, you're a national figure after five games at Notre Dame. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share
Getting to the top of the mountain is a heck of a lot easier than staying there. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share
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… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share
If you can hang in games by staying close defensively, then good things can happen. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share
I've missed the association with players and coaches but haven't missed the recruiting and the travel. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share
One of the reasons I never went into pro football was because I wanted my kids to grow up around an academic environment. And… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share
