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All my life, I've been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I've come is a bogey.
The key to winning is choosing to do God's will and loving others with all you've got.
The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.
Don't ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise.
You must have dreams and goals if you are ever going to achieve anything in this world.
My athletes always follow my advice... unless it conflicts with what that they want to do.
Nothing is as good as it seems and nothing is as bad, but somewhere between reality falls.
I think that we have opportunities all around us - sometimes we just don't recognize them.
Absolutely. There are a 1000 better coaches in the cities, but I'm the best in the country.
They say a tie is like kissing your sister. I guess that is better than kissing your brother.
You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.
My philosophy in life is, Decide what you want to do. You have to have something to hope for.
Remember. Every day, some ordinary person does something extraordinary. Today, it's your turn.
If you continually ask yourself, "What's important now?", you won't waste time on the trivial.
I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.
When people need love and understanding and support the most is when they deserve it the least.
We will use some kind of option and we will throw the football. I hope it will be at our people.
Give your players something they can physically do - don't ask them to do something they can't do.
It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
It's always better to face the truth, no matter how uncomfortable, than to continue coddling a lie.
A team wins with the elimination of mistakes and with people who want to win and can't stand losing.
You might not be able to outthink, outmarket or outspend your competition, but you can outwork them.
Those who know Notre Dame, no explanation’s necessary. Those who don’t, no explanation will suffice.
I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.
Notre Dame is the one school that has a national recruiting base, from Florida to Texas to California.
The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.
Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
I think life is a matter of choices and that wherever we are, good or bad, is because of choices we make.
My wife told me if there is any rumors about me, it better be about politics and not about my social life.
You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.
All you need is something to say, and a burning desire to say it... it doesn't matter where your hands are.
Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.
I was raised in a religious environment, and my wife is one of the more religious people that I have ever known.
Remember that adversity presents us with numerous possibilities for success, if we are just willing to see them.
We aren't where we want to be; we aren't where we ought to be; but thank goodness we aren't where we used to be.
An agent won't help you get drafted higher, won't make you win more games, and won't make you faster or stronger.
What's important now? - To evaluate the past, focus on the future, and tell you what you have to do in the present
Don't run if you can walk. Don't walk if you can stand. Don't stand if you can sit. Don't sit if you can lie down.
You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.
Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.
I'm an old man, and all my life I've said that Notre Dame should remain independent because it's a national school.
Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you.
All an agent is going to do is buy things for a player, damage his eligibility, and make the player dependent on them.
Everybody is looking for instant success, but it doesn't work that way. You build a successful life one day at a time.
Nothing on this earth is standing still. It's either growing or it's dying. No matter if it's a tree or a human being.
It always amazes me that spectators want to coach, coaches want to officiate, and officials just want to watch the game
The standards you establish for others must reflect the standards you set for yourself. No one will follow a hypocrite.
Everybody needs four things in life: Something to do, someone to love, someone to believe in and something to hope for.
If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.