Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno
Joseph Vincent "Joe" Paterno, sometimes referred to as "JoePa", was an American college football player, and later athletic director and coach. He was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011. With 409 victories, Paterno was the most successful coach in NCAA FBS history. His career ended with his dismissal from the team in November, 2011 as a result of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth21 December 1924
CountryUnited States of America
One play here, one play there and it could have gone the other way. But we got it, and I'll take it.
I looked at my watch 12:30, quarter to one. I kept saying to myself, 'When are we going to get this thing over?
He is a good football player. He is not a great football player. But the fact that he has gone through this I think has helped him with some other kids. He has been able to go to other kids and talk to them a little.
Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things.
Its the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the back.
Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks.
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 externally, by comparison to others, is often outside our control, and is perishable.
When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.
Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.
Keep hustling, something good will happen,
If I had to do it over again, I'd probably play the game the same way.
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
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 that I was a good football coach.
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 within victory. That's the way it is in the best of games. What counts in sports is not the victory, but the magnificence of the struggle.