Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Joe Paterno (American Football Coach)

Joe Paterno (1926–2012,) fully Joseph Vincent Paterno, was an American football coach and educator, celebrated as one of the greatest college football coaches in history. His legacy was tarnished by the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. In 2011, he was fired after failing to act decisively upon learning of the allegations against his former assistant coach.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Paterno played football at Brown University before beginning a coaching career that spanned more than six decades. He became the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions in 1966 and held the position until 2011.

Paterno led Penn State to become a college football powerhouse, achieving 409 career victories, making him the winningest coach in major college football at the time of his retirement. His teams won two national championships, in 1982 and 1986, and many of his players went on to successful NFL careers. He was known for his disciplined coaching style and emphasis on education and character development.

Paterno authored Paterno (1986,) co-written with Jerry Reiss, and Success in College Football (1980,) offering insights into coaching and leadership.

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Act like you expect to get into the end zone.
Joe Paterno
Topics: Action, Goals, Act

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

Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy.
Joe Paterno
Topics: Excellence, Losing, Loss, Losers

When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.
Joe Paterno
Topics: Confidence, Teams, Teamwork

You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That’s the mark of a true professional.
Joe Paterno
Topics: Effort, Performance

What counts in sports is not the victory, but the magnificence of the struggle.
Joe Paterno
Topics: Sports

Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks.
Joe Paterno
Topics: Pride, Confidence

You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you’ll lose again, and then losing becomes a habit.
Joe Paterno
Topics: Confidence

The minute you think you’ve got it made, disaster is just around the corner.
Joe Paterno
Topics: Success is not everything

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
Joe Paterno
Topics: Preparation

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