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Lou Holtz
Quotes by Lou Holtz
Quotes by Lou Holtz
“A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”
Lou Holtz
“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
“Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.”
Lou Holtz
“Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”
Lou Holtz
“Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.”
Lou Holtz
“Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.”
Lou Holtz
“Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.”
Lou Holtz
“If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better.”
Lou Holtz
“The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.”
Lou Holtz
“It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.”
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
“I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.”
Lou Holtz
“If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.”
Lou Holtz
“Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.”
Lou Holtz
“I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.”
Lou Holtz
“No one has ever drowned in sweat.”
Lou Holtz
“You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.”
Lou Holtz
“I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from 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
“When all is said and done, more is said than done.”
Lou Holtz
“Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by.”
Lou Holtz
“You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.”
Lou Holtz
“The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.”
Lou Holtz
“I think that we have opportunities all around us - sometimes we just don't recognize them.”
Lou Holtz
“How do you know what it's like to be stupid if you've never been smart?”
Lou Holtz
“On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job.”
Lou Holtz
“See, winners embrace hard work.”
Lou Holtz
“I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody's life.”
Lou Holtz
“Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.”
Lou Holtz
“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
