I remember when I drove into Notre Dame, getting ready for the first day of work. I had an electrical charge go up my back because I realized all of a sudden that I was responsible for the traditions that… — 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 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 had a… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
I remember virtually everything about every loss. And the wins are hardly memorable. — 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 against South;… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
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 Image
I became a head football coach when I was 27 years old at Miami of Ohio. — 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
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 Image
The harder you work, the less mistakes you make. The fewer mistakes you make, the better your chances of winning. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
Whether you like it or not, you're a national figure after five games at Notre Dame. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
Getting to the top of the mountain is a heck of a lot easier than staying there. — 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 when you… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
