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.
LOU HOLTZThis was due to the fact that they encouraged you always to make sure that God is the focus of your life, and they didn’t allow you to do anything except to the very best of your ability.
More Lou Holtz Quotes
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The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.
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Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.
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If you try to fight the course, it will beat you.
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Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God’s word.
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Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities.
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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.
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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.
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Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win.
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My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961. The pay wasn’t much, so to get $300 more per year.
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I could have watched more film, that’s for sure. One advantage Joe Paterno had over me was that he didn’t play golf.
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I am very much in favor of redshirting, but not at Notre Dame. But there’s no doubt about it. It puts us at a huge disadvantage.
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In football, it’s the job of the player to play, the coach to coach, the official to officiate.
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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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We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera.
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