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

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" When people need love and understanding and support the most is when they deserve it the least. "

" We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera. "

" If you try to fight the course, it will beat you. "

" Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin - and it's gonna happen - confession puts us back on the field. "

" I think that we have opportunities all around us - sometimes we just don't recognize them. "

" Don't run if you can walk. Don't walk if you can stand. Don't stand if you can sit. Don't sit if you can lie down. "

" See, winners embrace hard work. "

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

" I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they'd be, what position they'd play and so on. "

" No matter what happens on the field, getting an education makes you a winner. "

" I have to admit, I sometimes wonder how much more successful I would have been as a coach had it not been for my spending summers on the golf course. I could have watched more film, that's for sure. One advantage Joe Paterno had over me was that he didn't play golf. "

" Had I been a great athlete, I'm not sure I would have even gone into coaching. I may have turned out feeling that my life ended when my athletic career ended, as happens so many times with various athletes. "

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

" The Sisters of Notre Dame at St. Aloysius Grade School influenced my life tremendously. This was due to the fact that they encouraged you always to make sure that God is the focus of your life, and they didn't allow you to do anything except to the very best of your ability. "

" I don't exercise. "

" I do know this: God does answer your prayers, but it's not always in the way you expect. God knows what's best for us, though, so there's no need to worry when things don't go how we originally wanted them to go. "

" When all is said and done, more is said than done. "

" At home I have a copy of the April 21, 1986, issue of 'Sports Illustrated.' I'm on the cover with the blurb, 'Can Lou Do It?' I'd just arrived at Notre Dame, and with spring football underway, I was the focal point of that week's coverage. "

" All my life, I've been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I've come is a bogey. "

" 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. "

" A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you. "

" One thing about me is I try to be honest. "

" Our cellar home had a kitchen and a combination bedroom and half bath, which meant we had a sink next to the bed. We had no refrigerator, no shower or tub, and no privacy. My parents shared the bedroom with my sister and me. "

" To win a national championship, you've got to be a little lucky. "

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

" If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better. "

" My philosophy in life is, Decide what you want to do. You have to have something to hope for. "

" I believe in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. "

" We can all be successful and make money, but when we die, that ends. But when you are significant is when you help other people be successful. That lasts many a lifetime. "

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