Charles Joseph Weis is the head coach of the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.
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“[When his illness inspired him to sort through his possessions, to prepare for a fate he was hoping to fight off, Chironna found a photo of himself and Morrison that Weis had signed.] Thank you for your guidance, advice, teaching and friendship, ... Thank you for helping me to build character and become a better person. Without you, I would never have attained my goals. Hopefully, one day, I will be able to better show my gratitude.”
Charlie Weis
“On the one hand, they hear from the Notre Dame alum that they're going to win every game. On the other hand, they're hearing from the national broadcasters that we're going to lose every game, ... Somewhere in between lies the truth. If I were a gambling man, I'd be betting on our players - and I'm not a gambling man.”
“And I'm never going to be content with a comeback when you end up losing ... You can't just accept being in a game that's close and end up losing it. It's just not okay.”
“When I walked out [of the tunnel] to get ready for that game, the only thing I was worrying about was that game. I would have liked to have been able to walk off the field victorious, but we didn't. And I'm part of the reason we didn't.”
“There's a difference between having a chip on your shoulders undeserved and a chip on your shoulders when you're trying to prove something, ... I think that's what these players are trying to do. They're trying to prove that they're better than everyone thought they were.”
“First of all, Anthony is a really, really good football player,”
“I can't tell you how many times you sit in a draft room and people say 'what kind of tight end is he?' because there are very few guys that can block and catch. You can count them on one hand.”
“The playbook that Kent has, we have. When they walk out the door, they can take everything else with them. When you have a copy of it, you have a copy of it. It kind of helps a little bit when you know the foundation of the playbook.”
“I gave him a chance to hammer me on the Michigan State loss, which he did very well. He reminded me of my son,”
“He told me about his love for Notre Dame football and how he just wanted to make it through this game this week, ... He just wanted to be able to live through this game because he knew he wasn't going to live very much longer.”