When a kid plays football games before he attends a class, something is wrong. — Joe Paterno Copy Share Image
What counts in sports is not the victory, but the magnificence of the struggle. — Joe Paterno Copy Share Image
Don't just stand back and play the way you're coached. A great player must rise to the occasion and turn the game… — Joe Paterno Copy Share Image
We need people who influence their peers and who cannot be detoured from their convictions by peers who do not have the… — Joe Paterno Copy Share Image
You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional. — Joe Paterno Copy Share Image
We play with enthusiasm and recklessness. We aren't afraid to lose. If we win, great; but win or lose, it is the… — Joe Paterno Copy Share Image
A hard-fought, well-fought, hairline-close game is as classical in sports as tragedy is in the theater. Victory is contained within defeat, and… — Joe Paterno Copy Share Image
Sport is a product of human culture. America seems to need football at this state of our social development. When you get… — Joe Paterno Copy Share Image
Success and excellence are not the same. Excellence grows within a person, is largely within that person's control, and its meaning lasts.… — Joe Paterno Copy Share Image
A hard-fought, well-fought, hairline-close game is as classical in sports as tragedy is in the theater. Victory is contained within defeat, and defeat is… — Joe Paterno Copy Share
“You're never as good as you think you are when you win; and you're never as bad as you feel when you lose.” — Joe Paterno Copy Share
I'm not as concerned about me. What's happened to me has been great. I got five great kids. Seventeen grandchildren. — Joe Paterno Copy Share
Those kinds of things all kind of pop into your head, and you try to rectify them by looking at it, making some changes… — Joe Paterno Copy Share
In every life, there have to be some shadows. Look at me. My life has been filled with sunshine. A beautiful and caring wife.… — Joe Paterno Copy Share
Don't just stand back and play the way you're coached. A great player must rise to the occasion and turn the game around on… — Joe Paterno Copy Share
I think we played a pretty good football game overall. I think we played as well as we could at this time of the… — Joe Paterno Copy Share
I don't think it's fair to 12-, 13- and 14-year-olds to say 'Show us you're a winner right now!' Winning isn't everything. I'll never… — Joe Paterno Copy Share
I appreciate the fans and all that kind of stuff. It's kind of fun to hear it, as just another football game. — Joe Paterno Copy Share
