Success and excellence are not the same. Excellence grows within a person, is largely within that person's control, and its meaning lasts. Success is…

- Joe Paterno

A hard-fought, well-fought, hairline-close game is as classical in sports as tragedy is in the theater. Victory is contained within defeat, and defea…

- Joe Paterno

Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things.

- Joe Paterno

What is a coach? We are teachers. Educators. We have the same obligations as all teachers, except we probably have more influence than anybody but th…

- Joe Paterno

Its the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the back.

- Joe Paterno

Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy.

- Joe Paterno

Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.

- Joe Paterno

Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks.

- Joe Paterno

Keep hustling, something good will happen.

- Joe Paterno