sing your song, dream your dream, hope your hope and pray your prayer

we couldn't have asked for a better man to lead our team for the past thirteen years. there are only six coaches currently with a better record than lloyd's .752 winning percentage. and there are only a handful, at most, of coaches who truly believe their school is the 'greatest university in the world.' and there are even fewer, if any, who have more integrity than lloyd.

"as we go forward, i only have one wish that this program will continue to abide by the values established by bo schembechler and the men who preceded him and the men who succeeded him, and that is to win with integrity – that's what we want to do because in the big picture, the character of this institution will be defined by the way this program is run. and that really is what michigan has always been about, and what i hope it will always be about.

"but, you know, michigan football is about team. it's about family. it's about having a group of people that you trust, that you care about. and i understand that if everybody will do the best he can do and put the team first, then you can do things that you can't do individually. michigan has had all kinds of all-americans and heisman trophy winners, but that's not what defines this program. what defines this program is team. taking a lot of people from different parts of the country, different religions and races and socioeconomic backgrounds and trying to mold them into a cohesive group of people who have one goal. and that goal is to win for michigan. and to me, that is what it's all about.

"you got to be able to take a punch, and know that all those punches are worth it because you get to go down that tunnel, and you get to stand on that sideline, and you get to represent the greatest university in the world. and you get to recruit the finest kids that play this game. and you get the great challenge of trying to do something that is very difficult, and that is to be the very, very best in this country. and it's hard to do. it's hard to do. but it's fun, and it's what makes life really worthwhile. the challenge of trying to do something with a group of people that no one can do themselves." - lloyd carr, november 19, 2007

"by your own soul, learn to live. if some men thwart you, take no heed. if some men hate you, have no care. sing your song, dream your dream, hope your hope and pray your prayer." - pakenham beatty