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.

You must relate athletic experiences to life.

There has to be some self-denial.

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.

Some things I thought were important for a young man to know.

You can't have a great university without a great library.

Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy.