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

You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

You don't go to Notre Dame to learn something, you go to Notre Dame to be somebody.

You've got to have great athletes to win, I don't care who the coach is. You can't win without good athletes but you can lose with them. This is where coaching makes the difference.

Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by

It's not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary motivation to our program. It's my job not to de-motivate them.

Don't tell me how rocky the sea is, just bring the ship in.