127 Quotes by Joe Paterno

We have to understand that if you are going to be really good, you can't make some little mistakes. When (quarterback) Michael Robinson got sacked and fumbled the ball (last Saturday against South Florida) without knowing there was a backside guy coming, we had a terrible job done by someone.

We came close to being an undefeated football team.

We didn't get the (defensive) lineup we thought we were going to get. It's a good thing that (Kelly) put it through, because he had to kick it.

You have to learn to pace yourself and learn what you do well.

You guys can pick on me all you want, but I don't pay any attention to you, because I don't have to. I don't give darn what you guys think, to be honest with you.

(The team doctors) think he's got some ligament problems, but they are going to wait and do an MRI on him as soon as they can and find out just how serious it may be. It's a tough break for him.

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.

Austin needed a game like that. He had lacked a little confidence ... we gotta get Scott in the game.

You're talking apples and oranges now. Cincinnati came up and beat us in '83. Cincinnati should have beaten Ohio State the year they won the national championship (2002).