Joe Paterno Life Quotations

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

It doesn't matter what people think of me. I've lived my life.

In every life, there have to be some shadows. Look at me. My life has been filled with sunshine. A beautiful and caring wife. Five healthy children. I got to do what I loved. How many people are that lucky?

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

I don't think it's fair to 12-, 13- and 14-year-olds to say 'Show us you're a winner right now!' Winning isn't everything. I'll never buy that thing that if a boy loses a football game, he's a loser in life.

A couple of passes we thought we could develop downfield and we didn't get a chance to, because Mike had to run for his life a couple times.