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" I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody's life. "

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" 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. "

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" My wife told me if there is any rumors about me, it better be about politics and not about my social life. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If he's got golf clubs in his truck or a camper in his driveway, I don't hire him. "

" At age nine, I got a paper route. Sixty-six papers had to be delivered to sixty-six families every day. I also had to collect thirty cents a week from each customer. I owed the paper twenty cents per customer per week, and got to keep the rest. When I didn't collect, the balance came out of my profit. My average income was six dollars a week. "

" How do you know what it's like to be stupid if you've never been smart? "

" When I left the University of Notre Dame, I honestly felt I would never coach again. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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" I'm an old man, and all my life I've said that Notre Dame should remain independent because it's a national school. "