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I learned long ago not to tear into anyone for a mistake.

Success in football is relative. If you take a job at a school that finished with a 1-9 record the year before, you're considered a good coach if you finish 5-5 in your first season. But what happens if you start with 8-2 or 9-1?

Ara Parseghian

I don't make hasty, impulsive decisions.

Ara Parseghian

The most difficult problem about coaching at Notre Dame is losing early.

Ara Parseghian

On any play where there's a scramble of 22 men, blindside hits and unprotected hits on knees occur.

Ara Parseghian

Getting to the top of the mountain is a heck of a lot easier than staying there.

Ara Parseghian

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

Ara Parseghian

To me, going for a tie means kicking the extra point for a tie instead of going for a two-point conversion to win.

Ara Parseghian

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.

Ara Parseghian

I don't think I was a miracle man. Neither were Lou Holtz or Frank Leahy. We all found ways to win.

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I've been blessed in many ways, but none of the heights from football can ever compare to the depths you go through when you lose a child.

Ara Parseghian

I coached at Northwestern for eight years, where the admission requirements were high.

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You get different philosophies in coaching, usually depending on what position the coach himself played.

Ara Parseghian

My mother was really courageous.

Ara Parseghian

I remember virtually everything about every loss. And the wins are hardly memorable.

Ara Parseghian

I've missed the association with players and coaches but haven't missed the recruiting and the travel.

Ara Parseghian

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.

Ara Parseghian

I learned long ago not to tear into anyone for a mistake.

Ara Parseghian

There is nothing more painful than watching a child with a terminal disease.

Ara Parseghian

I remember when I drove into Notre Dame, getting ready for the first day of work. I had an electrical charge go up my back because I realized all of a sudden that I was responsible for the traditions that the Knute Rocknes and the Frank Leahys had set, and what Notre Dame stood for.

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I came to Notre Dame to renew the winning tradition.

Ara Parseghian

I'd go to clinics and hear coaches say, 'You block with your helmet. You tackle with your helmet.' I'd say, 'No way! You block with your shoulder. It's a lot stronger blow, and you don't risk nearly as much. Why be stupid?'

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