127 Quotes by Joe Paterno

We have to realize a kid will love us one day and hate us the next. That cannot change who we are and what we are about.

When a kid plays football games before he attends a class, something is wrong.

There are certain situations I go over during the week. Jay will call certain plays in certain situations, and Galen will call most of the game with some input from Dick Anderson. When we get into certain situations, Galen turns it over to Jay and vice versa.

One play here or one play there and they could have had it, but we got it. It was a great football game with two teams playing as hard as they can play, and it came down to one play.

One play here, one play there and it could have gone the other way. But we got it, and I'll take it.

I feel for Paul. He's one of those kids that's never been hurt. He's not only a great player, but he's a great person.

He has not gotten quite the credit he should get because he literally has carried this football team. He's made some great drives for us and he's a heck of a player.

He has to hang on to the football, ... The one thing about Tony that I have always worried about is that he has a tendency to be careless with the football. He is a good back. If he pays attention to the little things and spends a little bit more time with tapes and watching blocking schemes and things like that he can be even better than just a good back. He has speed and he is strong. He's a 225-pound tailback.

He is a good football player. He is not a great football player. But the fact that he has gone through this I think has helped him with some other kids. He has been able to go to other kids and talk to them a little.