I was born January 6, 1937, eight years after Wall Street crashed and two years before John Steinbeck published The Grapes of Wrath, his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the plight of a family during the Great Depression.

All an agent is going to do is buy things for a player, damage his eligibility, and make the player dependent on them.

Those who know Notre Dame, no explanation’s necessary. Those who don’t, no explanation will suffice.

Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.

In the nineties, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges. Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities.

I do think coaches need to get away from the game more, though. It's good for them.

It's the extra effort after you have done your best that creates victory.