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Joe Paterno Quotes

«It came down to one play. It could have gone the other way.»
«That (darn) mule would go up and down the sidelines ... and they're not house-trained, you know. Well, I stepped in something and I told the (Penn State) school president that we were never going to let that mule or anything else on our field.»
«And that might have been a mistake on my part.»
«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.»
«I don't think there's any football player who's done more to rejuvenate a squad than Michael Robinson has done. Michael Robinson is one of the greatest football players I've ever coached and I've coached a couple of pretty good ones.»
«No question, Derrick Williams is worth a touchdown. I doubt he will play. He wants to play but the doctors are concerned. He had a very severe broken arm.»
«But they still want to be able to sit down with you, and you tell them what you feel about them. The thing that has changed more than the kids is you guys [media]. The media has changed so much. If I get up in the morning, I push a button on my remote, . . . and I got Lou Holtz or I got Jim Donnan on. That is not bad because there is so much interest in football, but it is just a different world.»
«The guy who has not gotten the kind of credit he deserves is Mike Robinson. He?s been a great football player -- I don?t mean good, I mean great. He?s made plays, he?s taken us on two-minute drives to get us back into games.»
«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.»
«Oh, that (darn) horse. Is he going to be out there on the field? I'm going to make Bobby ride him.»