Lou Holtz Quotes

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Lou Holtz

Profession : Coach

Birth : January 6, 1937

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.

Lou Holtz

You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.

Lou Holtz

If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better.

Lou Holtz

I'm so old, I don't buy green bananas any more.

Lou Holtz

No one has ever drowned in sweat.

Lou Holtz

You don't go to Notre Dame to learn something; you go to Notre Dame to be somebody.

Lou Holtz

In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.

Lou Holtz

In the nineties, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges. Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities.

Lou Holtz

Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.

Lou Holtz

Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin - and it's gonna happen - confession puts us back on the field.

Lou Holtz

If he's got golf clubs in his truck or a camper in his driveway, I don't hire him.

Lou Holtz

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

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

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.

Lou Holtz

Whenever you give up something, you must replace it with something.

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God looks after children, animals and idiots.

Lou Holtz

Our cellar home had a kitchen and a combination bedroom and half bath, which meant we had a sink next to the bed. We had no refrigerator, no shower or tub, and no privacy. My parents shared the bedroom with my sister and me.

Lou Holtz

You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

Lou Holtz

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.

Lou Holtz

I don't drink water, haven't drank water in 40 years.

Lou Holtz