The game is not won by a pep talk on Saturday. It's won by preparation of your club from Monday until game time. If they're not ready on Saturday, you're not going to get them ready by trying to inspire… — 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
If you can hang in games by staying close defensively, then good things can happen. — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
I've missed the association with players and coaches but haven't missed the recruiting and the travel. — 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 environment. And… — Ara Parseghian Copy Share Image
