127 Quotes by Joe Paterno

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    My name, I have spent my whole life trying to make that name mean something. And now it's gone.

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    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.

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    Today, you’ve got a decision to make. You’re gonna get better or you’re gonna get worse, but you’re not gonna stay the same. Which will it be?

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

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    You’re only as happy as your least happy child.

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

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    Failure is not getting beat. Failure is when you don’t do a good job preparing.

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    You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That’s the mark of a true professional.

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