My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961.

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.

The way you motivate a football team is to eliminate the unmotivated ones.

So many times people are afraid of competition, when it should bring out the best in us. We all have talents and abilities, so why be intimidated by other people's skills?

I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care. You’ve got to make a sincere attempt to have the right goals to begin with, then go after them with appropriate effort, and remember that you can’t really achieve anything great without the help of others.

Give me a blackboard. I can stop anything on a blackboard.

The freedom to do your own thing ends when you have obligations and responsibilities.