All Joe Paterno Quotes
- What counts in sports is not the victory, but the magnificence of the struggle. Counts
- Today, you've got a decision to make. You're gonna get better or you're gonna get worse, but you're not gonna stay the same. Which will… Better
- My name, I have spent my whole life trying to make that name mean something. And now it's gone. Gone
- They ask me what I'd like written about me when I'm gone. I hope they write I made Penn State a better place, not just… Ask
- In hindsight, I wish I had done more. Hindsight
- Some things I thought were important for a young man to know. Important
- I stayed on the track I wanted to stay on. I don’t think I deviated from what I’m all about and what I thought was… All
- SMU: 'It's unbelievable to think that kind of corruption came right from the top of the power structure. The NCAA did what it had to… Came
- Keep hustling, something good will happen, Funny
- Success is best measured by the achiever. Achiever
- There's never been a greater game than football. Been
- Everybody likes to win. It sure beats the devil out of losing. Beats
- You can't have a great university without a great library. Great
- If I had to do it over again, I'd probably play the game the same way. Game
- I still haven't gotten that little something out of my system that I'm still not a kid going to a football game. I'm excited. Excited
- A hard-fought, well-fought, hairline-close game is as classical in sports as tragedy is in the theater. Victory is contained within defeat, and defeat is contained… Best
- Success and excellence are not the same. Excellence grows within a person, is largely within that person's control, and its meaning lasts. Success is measured… Comparison
- We need people who influence their peers and who cannot be detoured from their convictions by peers who do not have the courage to have… Any
- Don't just stand back and play the way you're coached. A great player must rise to the occasion and turn the game around on his… Coached
- We play with enthusiasm and recklessness. We aren't afraid to lose. If we win, great; but win or lose, it is the competition that gives… Afraid