ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- It's not every day that you hear a football coach quoting an Irish poet. But Lloyd Carr of Michigan, who revealed the worst-kept secret in American sports Monday morning when he announced his retirement, was not an everyday coach.
"Thirteen years ago, when I was named the head coach," Carr said, "I took as my guide the words of Pakenham Beatty. He said:
By your own soul, learn to live.
"Thirteen years ago, when I was named the head coach," Carr said, "I took as my guide the words of Pakenham Beatty. He said:
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.
"And that's what I've tried to do."
Carr sang his song, "Hail to the Victors," in 121 winning locker rooms over the past 13 seasons, a victory total that ranks him third in Michigan history behind his mentor, Bo Schembechler (194), and Fielding Yost (165).
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.COM
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