Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno
Joseph Vincent "Joe" Paterno, sometimes referred to as "JoePa", was an American college football player, and later athletic director and coach. He was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011. With 409 victories, Paterno was the most successful coach in NCAA FBS history. His career ended with his dismissal from the team in November, 2011 as a result of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth21 December 1924
CountryUnited States of America
You can't have a great university without a great library.
What counts in sports is not the victory, but the magnificence of the struggle.
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 defeat is contained within victory. That's the way it is in the best of games. What counts in sports is not the victory, but the magnificence of the struggle.
You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional.
We need people who influence their peers and who cannot be detoured from their convictions by peers who do not have the courage to have any convictions.
If I had to do it over again, I'd probably play the game the same way.
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
My name, I have spent my whole life trying to make that name mean something. And now it's gone.
When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.
Keep hustling, something good will happen,
Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.
They ask me what I'd like written about me when I'm gone. I hope they write I made Penn State a better place, not just that I was a good football coach.
Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy.
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 measured externally, by comparison to others, is often outside our control, and is perishable.