I’d go to clinics and hear coaches say, ‘You block with your helmet. You tackle with your helmet.’ I’d say, ‘No way! You block with your shoulder. It’s a lot stronger blow, and you don’t risk nearly as much. Why be stupid?’ Ara Parseghian Read Quote
You get different philosophies in coaching, usually depending on what position the coach himself played. Ara Parseghian Read Quote
Getting to the top of the mountain is a heck of a lot easier than staying there. Ara Parseghian Read Quote
On any play where there’s a scramble of 22 men, blindside hits and unprotected hits on knees occur. Ara Parseghian Read Quote
One thing about Notre Dame, it’s like a service academy in a lot of ways. There is a closeness. Ara Parseghian Read Quote
I remember when I drove into Notre Dame, getting ready for the first day of work. I had an electrical charge go up my back because I realized all of a sudden that I was responsible for the traditions that the Knute Rocknes and the Frank Leahys had set, and what Notre Dame stood for. Ara Parseghian Read Quote
I was a 52-year-old coach. But people don’t realize I had 25 years as a head coach. Most coaches my age only had a few years as head coach. I had six years at Miami of Ohio, eight years at Northwestern, 11 at Notre Dame. Ara Parseghian Read Quote
