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.

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

They say a tie is like kissing your sister. I guess that is better than kissing your brother.

If Tiger Woods had played football, he would have been a quarterback.

What you are capable of achieving is determined by your talent and ability. What you attempt to do is determined by your motivation. How well you do something is determined by your attitude.

If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.

It's always better to face the truth, no matter how uncomfortable, than to continue coddling a lie.