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Lou Holtz Quotes

All I’ve seen agents do is talk players into having bad senior seasons because they’re trying to keep themselves from getting injured Picture Quote #1

My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William and Mary in 1961 Picture Quote #1

My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William and Mary in 1961. The pay wasn’t much, so to get $300 more per year, I agreed to coach the golf team. I didn’t even know how to keep score, and really, my main job was not to wreck the van on the way to tournaments Picture Quote #1

Don’t let failure get you down. Babe Ruth struck out over 1,300 times Picture Quote #1

I think life is a matter of choices and that wherever we are, good or bad, is because of choices we make Picture Quote #1

As a coach, one thing that used to frustrate me was one player would make a bad decision, and that’s all you would read about in the papers all over the country. We have so many athletes do so many wonderful things for other people, and you never read about it Picture Quote #1

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We were at a beach one summer, and I had a bathing suit on. My wife looked at me and said: ‘Boy, you are skinny, aren’t you?’ I said: ‘Honey, I’d like to remind you that it was minor defects like this that kept me from getting a better wife.’ Picture Quote #1

Absolutely. There are a 1000 better coaches in the cities, but I’m the best in the country Picture Quote #1

It’s the extra effort after you have done your best that creates victory Picture Quote #1

If you’re bored with life - you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don’t have enough goals Picture Quote #1

All you need is something to say, and a burning desire to say it... it doesn’t matter where your hands are Picture Quote #1

If you’re bored with life, if you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things, you don’t have enough goals Picture Quote #1

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People eyeing you as a potential leader tend to ask three questions: Are you committed? Do you care about me? Can I trust you? Picture Quote #1

Do what’s right! Do the best you can and treat others the way you want to be treated because they will ask three questions: (1) Can I trust you? (2) Are you committed? (3) Do you care about me as a person? Picture Quote #1

You’ve got to have great athletes to win, I don’t care who the coach is. You can’t win without good athletes but you can lose with them. This is where coaching makes the difference Picture Quote #1

I was raised a Catholic on both sides of the family. I went to a Catholic grade school and thought everybody in the country was Catholic, because that’s all I ever was associated with Picture Quote #1

A lifetime contract for a coach means if you’re ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can’t fire you Picture Quote #1

I don’t think there’s been anything in the game of football in my lifetime that has changed college football more than redshirting Picture Quote #1

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I’m proud to be part of the Dr. Pepper Scholarship Giveaway. It’s a great program that gives me the chance to brighten the day for some lucky college students with free tuition Picture Quote #1

Remember. Every day, some ordinary person does something extraordinary. Today, it’s your turn Picture Quote #1

Don’t tell your problems to people: eighty percent don’t care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them Picture Quote #1

We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera Picture Quote #1

Successful people will always tell you you can do something. It’s the people who have never accomplished anything who will always discourage you from trying to achieve excellent things Picture Quote #1

I won’t accept anything less than the best a player’s capable of doing... and he has the right to expect the best that I can do for him and the team! Picture Quote #1

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It’s always better to face the truth, no matter how uncomfortable, than to continue coddling a lie Picture Quote #1

We are not going to win because you have a new head coach, any more than you are going to fix a flat tire by changing the driver. We will win the minute all of us get rid of excuses as to why we can’t win and stop wallowing in self-pity Picture Quote #1

At home I have a copy of the April 21, 1986, issue of ‘Sports Illustrated.’ I’m on the cover with the blurb, ‘Can Lou Do It?’ I’d just arrived at Notre Dame, and with spring football underway, I was the focal point of that week’s coverage Picture Quote #1

What’s important now? - To evaluate the past, focus on the future, and tell you what you have to do in the present Picture Quote #1

I’ve followed Notre Dame football since 1946, when I listened on the radio and Johnny Lujack tackled Doc Blanchard in the open field to preserve a 0-0 tie Picture Quote #1

I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they’d be, what position they’d play and so on Picture Quote #1

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All I’ve seen agents do is talk players into having bad senior seasons because they’re trying to keep themselves from getting injured. (Lou Holtz Quotes) My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William and Mary in 1961 (Lou Holtz Quotes) My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William and Mary in 1961. The pay wasn’t much, so to get $300 more per year, I agreed to coach the golf team. I didn’t even know how to keep score, and really, my main job was not to wreck the van on the way to tournaments. (Lou Holtz Quotes) Don’t let failure get you down. Babe Ruth struck out over 1,300 times. (Lou Holtz Quotes) I think life is a matter of choices and that wherever we are, good or bad, is because of choices we make. (Lou Holtz Quotes) As a coach, one thing that used to frustrate me was one player would make a bad decision, and that’s all you would read about in the papers all over the country. We have so many athletes do so many wonderful things for other people, and you never read about it. (Lou Holtz Quotes) We were at a beach one summer, and I had a bathing suit on. My wife looked at me and said: ‘Boy, you are skinny, aren’t you?’ I said: ‘Honey, I’d like to remind you that it was minor defects like this that kept me from getting a better wife.’ (Lou Holtz Quotes) Absolutely. There are a 1000 better coaches in the cities, but I’m the best in the country. (Lou Holtz Quotes) It’s the extra effort after you have done your best that creates victory (Lou Holtz Quotes) If you’re bored with life - you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don’t have enough goals. (Lou Holtz Quotes) All you need is something to say, and a burning desire to say it... it doesn’t matter where your hands are. (Lou Holtz Quotes) If you’re bored with life, if you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things, you don’t have enough goals. (Lou Holtz Quotes) People eyeing you as a potential leader tend to ask three questions: Are you committed? Do you care about me? Can I trust you? (Lou Holtz Quotes) Do what’s right! Do the best you can and treat others the way you want to be treated because they will ask three questions: (1) Can I trust you? (2) Are you committed? (3) Do you care about me as a person? (Lou Holtz Quotes) You’ve got to have great athletes to win, I don’t care who the coach is. You can’t win without good athletes but you can lose with them. This is where coaching makes the difference. (Lou Holtz Quotes) I was raised a Catholic on both sides of the family. I went to a Catholic grade school and thought everybody in the country was Catholic, because that’s all I ever was associated with. (Lou Holtz Quotes) A lifetime contract for a coach means if you’re ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can’t fire you. (Lou Holtz Quotes) I don’t think there’s been anything in the game of football in my lifetime that has changed college football more than redshirting. (Lou Holtz Quotes) I’m proud to be part of the Dr. Pepper Scholarship Giveaway. It’s a great program that gives me the chance to brighten the day for some lucky college students with free tuition. (Lou Holtz Quotes) Remember. Every day, some ordinary person does something extraordinary. Today, it’s your turn. (Lou Holtz Quotes) Don’t tell your problems to people: eighty percent don’t care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them. (Lou Holtz Quotes) We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera. (Lou Holtz Quotes) Successful people will always tell you you can do something. It’s the people who have never accomplished anything who will always discourage you from trying to achieve excellent things. (Lou Holtz Quotes) I won’t accept anything less than the best a player’s capable of doing... and he has the right to expect the best that I can do for him and the team! (Lou Holtz Quotes) It’s always better to face the truth, no matter how uncomfortable, than to continue coddling a lie. (Lou Holtz Quotes) We are not going to win because you have a new head coach, any more than you are going to fix a flat tire by changing the driver. We will win the minute all of us get rid of excuses as to why we can’t win and stop wallowing in self-pity. (Lou Holtz Quotes) At home I have a copy of the April 21, 1986, issue of ‘Sports Illustrated.’ I’m on the cover with the blurb, ‘Can Lou Do It?’ I’d just arrived at Notre Dame, and with spring football underway, I was the focal point of that week’s coverage. (Lou Holtz Quotes) What’s important now? - To evaluate the past, focus on the future, and tell you what you have to do in the present (Lou Holtz Quotes) I’ve followed Notre Dame football since 1946, when I listened on the radio and Johnny Lujack tackled Doc Blanchard in the open field to preserve a 0-0 tie. (Lou Holtz Quotes) I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they’d be, what position they’d play and so on. (Lou Holtz Quotes)

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