Joe Paterno Quotes

"The minute you think you've got it made, disaster is just around the corner."
- Joe Paterno
(Related: Disaster)

"Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good."
- Joe Paterno
(Related: Success, Honor, Hunger, Taste, Will)

"The name on the front of the jersey is what really matters, not the name on the back."
- Joe Paterno
(Related: Name)

"The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital."
- Joe Paterno
(Related: Will)

"When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality."
- Joe Paterno
(Related: Performance, Confidence, Excellence, Reality)

"You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing becomes a habit."
- Joe Paterno
(Related: Habit, Confidence, Losing, Play)

"Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy."
- Joe Paterno
(Related: Excellence, Losing, Sense, Tragedy, Worth)

"Its the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the back."
- Joe Paterno
(Related: Name)

"Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things."
- Joe Paterno
(Related: Heart, Deep)

"Publicity is like poison; it doesn't hurt unless you swallow it."
- Joe Paterno
(Related: Hurt, Poison, Publicity)

"Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks."
- Joe Paterno
(Related: Heart, Discipline, Confidence, Key, Loyalty, Mind, Pride)