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Ara Parseghian Quotes

American - Athlete | May 21, 1923 - August 2, 2017

My kids grew up here. My son and daughter both went to Notre Dame.

Son Daughter Up Here Kids Dame

That's one thing: When I left Notre Dame, when I left every school, what I'm the proudest of is we never compromised the rules, never were on probation, never had any major problems of any kind.

School Problems Rules Kind Never

I was a 52-year-old coach. But people don't realize I had 25 years as a head coach. Most coaches my age only had a few years as head coach. I had six years at Miami of Ohio, eight years at Northwestern, 11 at Notre Dame.

Age People Miami Realize Coach Head

Whether you like it or not, you're a national figure after five games at Notre Dame.

You Games Five Notre Dame Like Dame

The game is not won by a pep talk on Saturday. It's won by preparation of your club from Monday until game time. If they're not ready on Saturday, you're not going to get them ready by trying to inspire them with a dog-eat-dog sermon on that day.

Time Day Monday Preparation Game

I had grown up during a time when Notre Dame football was held in the highest esteem. I listened to all of the games on the radio.

Time Football Games Radio Up Dame

I came to Notre Dame to renew the winning tradition.

Winning Tradition Renew Notre Dame

When you set these high expectations and goals, and they are demolished so early in the season, that has an effect on the psyche. It wears you down.

Goals Expectations You Early Down

The best way I could describe it at Notre Dame was that I was accepted as a member of the family.

Family Best Way Notre Dame Accepted

As you move through life, it's not going to be a bright, sunshiny day every day.

Life Day You Every Day Bright Going

One of the reasons I never went into pro football was because I wanted my kids to grow up around an academic environment. And that's exactly what we did.

Football Grow Environment Never Up

I became a head football coach when I was 27 years old at Miami of Ohio.

Football Miami Old Coach Years Head

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