The only people who aren't going to be criticized are those who do absolutely nothing

The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.

I have no desire at all to become the winningest coach at Notre Dame. The record belongs to Knute Rockne or some other coach in the future.

On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job.

Attitude determines how well you do it.

At age nine, I got a paper route. Sixty-six papers had to be delivered to sixty-six families every day. I also had to collect thirty cents a week from each customer. I owed the paper twenty cents per customer per week, and got to keep the rest. When I didn't collect, the balance came out of my profit. My average income was six dollars a week.

So what if someone wrote your obituary... that doesn't mean you are obligated to die.