If you look at the history of Notre Dame, if you hire a coach who’s been successful at another college program, they’re going to be ultra successful at Notre Dame because the talent will always be there.
LOU HOLTZAs 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.
More Lou Holtz Quotes
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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.
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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.
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You don’t go to Notre Dame to learn something; you go to Notre Dame to be somebody.
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The Sisters of Notre Dame at St. Aloysius Grade School influenced my life tremendously.
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I do know this: God does answer your prayers, but it’s not always in the way you expect.
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I don’t think there’s been anything in the game of football in my lifetime that has changed college football more than redshirting.
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My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961.
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Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
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Our cellar home had a kitchen and a combination bedroom and half bath, which meant we had a sink next to the bed.
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The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren’t in a very good mood.
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I also had to collect thirty cents a week from each customer. I owed the paper twenty cents per customer per week, and got to keep the rest.
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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.
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We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera.
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No matter what happens on the field, getting an education makes you a winner.
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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!
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