Lou Holtz Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Lou Holtz
Lou Holtz Famous Quotes & Sayings
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It always amazes me that spectators want to coach, coaches want to officiate, and officials just want to watch the game
Nothing is as good as it seems, and nothing is as bad as it seems. Somewhere in between lies realty.
The standards you establish for others must reflect the standards you set for yourself. No one will follow a hypocrite.
If you make a fist and hold it for two hours, you won't be able to pick up a glass because you'll be so weak. Let's stay loose. Let's have fun.
I have no desire at all to become the winningest coach at Notre Dame. The record belongs to Knute Rockne or some other coach in the future.
If you don't demand that your people maintain. High performances to remain on your team, Why should they be proud of the association?
You might not be able to outthink, outmarket or outspend your competition, but you can outwork them.
The price of LEADERSHIP is RESPONSIBILITY ... and part of that responsibility is to STAY POSITIVE whether you feel like it or not.
Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.
Don't ever ask a player to do something he doesn't have the ability to do. He'll just question your ability as a coach, not his as an athlete.
Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.
I believe - we all pay taxes. I'm happy to pay it, but I hate to have it abused, money wasted, no accountability. That's going to bother you.
Remember that adversity presents us with numerous possibilities for success, if we are just willing to see them.
How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.
You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.
Nothing on this earth is standing still. It's either growing or it's dying. No matter if it's a tree or a human being.
Everybody is looking for instant success, but it doesn't work that way. You build a successful life one day at a time.
People eyeing you as a potential leader tend to ask three questions: Are you committed? Do you care about me? Can I trust you?
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.
Adversity is another way to measure
the greatness of individuals. I never had
a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
the greatness of individuals. I never had
a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
It's not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary motivation to our program. It's my job not to de-motivate them.
You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.
Everybody needs four things in life: Something to do, someone to love, someone to believe in and something to hope for.
I asked you to pack your headgear and shoulder pads, but more importantly your defense and your kicking game, because that's what wins game like this.
We aren't where we want to be; we aren't where we ought to be; but thank goodness we aren't where we used to be.
We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera.
When I die, and people realize that I will not be resurrected in three days, they will forget me. That is the way it should be.
Don't run if you can walk. Don't walk if you can stand. Don't stand if you can sit. Don't sit if you can lie down.
What's important now? - To evaluate the past, focus on the future, and tell you what you have to do in the present
A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you.
All you need is something to say, and a burning desire to say it ... it doesn't matter where your hands are.
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.