Better Quote 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…

— 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…

— Ara Parseghian

I remember virtually everything about every loss. And the wins are hardly memorable.

— 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;…

— Ara Parseghian

The best way I could describe it at Notre Dame was that I was accepted as a member of the family.

— Ara Parseghian

I became a head football coach when I was 27 years old at Miami of Ohio.

— Ara Parseghian

A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.

— Ara Parseghian

I don't think I was a miracle man. Neither were Lou Holtz or Frank Leahy. We all found ways to win.

— Ara Parseghian

Whether you like it or not, you're a national figure after five games at Notre Dame.

— Ara Parseghian

Getting to the top of the mountain is a heck of a lot easier than staying there.

— 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…

— Ara Parseghian

If you can hang in games by staying close defensively, then good things can happen.

— Ara Parseghian