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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ara-parseghian/you-re-going-to-have-disappointments-but-how-you-handle-those/)

[Ara Parseghian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ara-parseghian/)

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## More by Ara Parseghian

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ara-parseghian/you-know-what-it-takes-to-win-just-look-at-my-fist-when-i-make-a-fist/)

[Ara Parseghian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ara-parseghian/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ara-parseghian/i-was-a-52-year-old-coach-but-people-don-t-realize-i-had-25-years-as/)

[Ara Parseghian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ara-parseghian/)

> [I remember virtually everything about every loss. And the wins are hardly memorable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ara-parseghian/i-remember-virtually-everything-about-every-loss-and-the-wins-are/)

[Ara Parseghian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ara-parseghian/)

> [The 1973 team is real special. I had never coached against Bear Bryant. Alabama had never played Notre Dame. It was North against South;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ara-parseghian/the-1973-team-is-real-special-i-had-never-coached-against-bear-bryant/)

[Ara Parseghian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ara-parseghian/)

> [The best way I could describe it at Notre Dame was that I was accepted as a member of the family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ara-parseghian/the-best-way-i-could-describe-it-at-notre-dame-was-that-i-was/)

[Ara Parseghian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ara-parseghian/)

> [I became a head football coach when I was 27 years old at Miami of Ohio.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ara-parseghian/i-became-a-head-football-coach-when-i-was-27-years-old-at-miami-of/)

[Ara Parseghian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ara-parseghian/)

> [A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ara-parseghian/a-good-coach-will-make-his-players-see-what-they-can-be-rather-than/)

[Ara Parseghian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ara-parseghian/)

> [I don't think I was a miracle man. Neither were Lou Holtz or Frank Leahy. We all found ways to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ara-parseghian/i-don-t-think-i-was-a-miracle-man-neither-were-lou-holtz-or-frank/)

[Ara Parseghian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ara-parseghian/)

> [The harder you work, the less mistakes you make. The fewer mistakes you make, the better your chances of winning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ara-parseghian/the-harder-you-work-the-less-mistakes-you-make-the-fewer-mistakes-you/)

[Ara Parseghian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ara-parseghian/)

> [Whether you like it or not, you're a national figure after five games at Notre Dame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ara-parseghian/whether-you-like-it-or-not-you-re-a-national-figure-after-five-games/)

[Ara Parseghian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ara-parseghian/)

> [Getting to the top of the mountain is a heck of a lot easier than staying there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ara-parseghian/getting-to-the-top-of-the-mountain-is-a-heck-of-a-lot-easier-than/)

[Ara Parseghian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ara-parseghian/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ara-parseghian/i-ve-been-blessed-in-many-ways-but-none-of-the-heights-from-football/)

[Ara Parseghian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ara-parseghian/)

> [If you can hang in games by staying close defensively, then good things can happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ara-parseghian/if-you-can-hang-in-games-by-staying-close-defensively-then-good/)

[Ara Parseghian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ara-parseghian/)

> [I've missed the association with players and coaches but haven't missed the recruiting and the travel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ara-parseghian/i-ve-missed-the-association-with-players-and-coaches-but-haven-t/)

[Ara Parseghian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ara-parseghian/)

> [One of the reasons I never went into pro football was because I wanted my kids to grow up around an academic environment. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ara-parseghian/one-of-the-reasons-i-never-went-into-pro-football-was-because-i/)

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