Notre Dame Football Quotes

The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.

Theodore Hesburgh

Love, Inspirational, Funny

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One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.

Knute Rockne

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.

Lou Holtz

People, Three, Care

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I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care. You’ve got to make a sincere attempt to have the right goals to begin with, then go after them with appropriate effort, and remember that you can’t really achieve anything great without the help of others.

Lou Holtz

People, Goal, Effort

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Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

"Donald Trump’s Concession Speech" by Noam Bramson, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 02, 2016.

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Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.

Knute Rockne

Sports, Football, Strong

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I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.

Lou Holtz

Inspirational, Volleyball, Football

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If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.

Lou Holtz

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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There are two kinds of people in the world, Notre Dame lovers and Notre Dame haters. And, quite frankly, they're both a pain in the ass.

Dan Devine

Football, Pain, College

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Sure, I'd love to beat Notre Dame, don't get me wrong. But nothing matters more than beating that cow college on the other side of the state!

Bear Bryant

College, Dames, Alabama

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You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

Lou Holtz

Motivational, Basketball, Football

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In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents: become a priest or attend Notre Dame.

Phil Donahue

Boys, Two, Parent

Phil Donahue (1979). “My own story, Donahue”

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When all is said and done, more is said than done.

Lou Holtz

Motivational, Football, College

Twitter post from Aug 22, 2011

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It isn't necessary to see a good tackle. You can hear it.

Knute Rockne

Football, College, Nfl

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Show me a gracious loser and I'll show you a failure.

Knute Rockne

Inspirational, Football, Losing

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I'm going to be the next head coach at Notre Dame.

Dan Devine

Dames, Next, Coaches

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I could have been a Rhodes Scholar, except for my grades.

Duffy Daugherty

Football, Motivational Sports, College

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At home we're the hosts, and I never liked the idea of being embarrassed in front of our friends.

Knute Rockne

Motivational, Sports, Football

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Football is a game played with arms, legs and shoulders but mostly from the neck up.

Knute Rockne

Soccer, Sports, Football

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An atheist is a man who watches a Notre Dame - Southern Methodist University game and doesn't care who wins.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Funny, Sports, Atheist

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If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better.

Lou Holtz

Sports, Football, Volleyball

Twitter post from Aug 24, 2011

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The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.

Lou Holtz

Motivational, Basketball, Teamwork

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On the road we're somebody else's guests - and we play in a way that they're not going to forget we visited them.

Knute Rockne

Motivational, Sports, Play

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The only qualifications for a lineman are to be big and dumb. To be a back, you only have to be dumb.

Knute Rockne

Leadership, Football, College

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I've found that prayers work best when you have big players.

Knute Rockne

Football, Prayer, Player

"Text of Bush's Notre Dame speech". edition.cnn.com. May 20, 2001.

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