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" I was raised in a religious environment, and my wife is one of the more religious people that I have ever known. "

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" It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test. "

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

" For victory in life, we've got to keep focused on the goal, and the goal is Heaven. "

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" In football, it's the job of the player to play, the coach to coach, the official to officiate. Each guy is charged with upholding his end, nothing more. In golf, the player, coach and official are rolled into one, and they overlap completely. Golf really is the best microcosm of life - or at least the way life should be. "

" Successful people will always tell you you can do something. It's the people who have never accomplished anything who will always discourage you from trying to achieve excellent things. "

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

" 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. "

" Notre Dame is the one school that has a national recruiting base, from Florida to Texas to California. "

" You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance. "

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

" I feel that God wants me to coach; otherwise, he wouldn't have put the desire in me. "

" I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions. "

" Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated. "

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

" You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him. "

" We were at a beach one summer, and I had a bathing suit on. My wife looked at me and said: 'Boy, you are skinny, aren't you?' I said: 'Honey, I'd like to remind you that it was minor defects like this that kept me from getting a better wife.' "

" If you look at the history of Notre Dame, if you hire a coach who's been successful at another college program, they're going to be ultra successful at Notre Dame because the talent will always be there. "

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

" An agent won't help you get drafted higher, won't make you win more games, and won't make you faster or stronger. "

" 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. "

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