Notre dame football Quotes

15 quotes from 12 authors

If you’ve ever tuned into a Saturday night where the Fighting Irish dominate the chatter, these 15 snippets will feel familiar. A fan’s unapologetic confidence that the universe is ordered around Notre Dame sits beside a witty jab about losers, capturing the passion and swagger of the community.

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Show me a gracious loser and I'll show you a failure.

Knute Rockne

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Winning means everything...You show me a good loser and I'll show a loser.

George Steinbrenner

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Always remember… Goliath was a 40 point favorite over David.

Ralph Jordan

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At home we're the hosts, and I never liked the idea of being embarrassed in front of our friends.

Knute Rockne

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Lads, you're not to miss practice unless your parents died or you died.

Frank Leahy

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The only qualifications for a lineman are to be big and dumb. To be a back, you only have to be dumb.

Knute Rockne

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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…

Ara Parseghian

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“There is that in the Notre Dame fan which makes him intolerable to others, namely, his unassailable confidence that in a well-ordered…

Ralph M. McInerny

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Sure, I'd love to beat Notre Dame, don't get me wrong. But nothing matters more than beating that cow college on the…

Bear Bryant

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When I was growing up we didn't have cable. All that came on Saturday morning was Notre Dame football, and I was…

Baron Davis

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I've followed Notre Dame football since 1946, when I listened on the radio and Johnny Lujack tackled Doc Blanchard in the open…

Lou Holtz

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There are two kinds of people in the world, Notre Dame lovers and Notre Dame haters. And, quite frankly, they're both a…

Dan Devine

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All winning teams are goal-oriented. Teams like these win consistently because everyone connected with them concentrates on specific objectives. They go about…

Lou Holtz