Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
LOU HOLTZWhen all is said and done, more is said than done.
More Lou Holtz Quotes
-
-
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.
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 -
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.
LOU HOLTZ -
I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.
LOU HOLTZ -
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.
LOU HOLTZ -
I could have watched more film, that’s for sure. One advantage Joe Paterno had over me was that he didn’t play golf.
LOU HOLTZ -
God answers prayers, but he doesn’t always answer it your way.
LOU HOLTZ -
I’ve followed Notre Dame football since 1946, when I listened on the radio and Johnny Lujack tackled Doc Blanchard in the open field to preserve a 0-0 tie.
LOU HOLTZ -
Each guy is charged with upholding his end, nothing more. In golf, the player, coach and official are rolled into one, and they overlap completely.
LOU HOLTZ -
All an agent is going to do is buy things for a player, damage his eligibility, and make the player dependent on them.
LOU HOLTZ -
You’ll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.
LOU HOLTZ -
All my life, I’ve been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I’ve come is a bogey.
LOU HOLTZ -
I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.
LOU HOLTZ -
At home I have a copy of the April 21, 1986, issue of ‘Sports Illustrated.’ I’m on the cover with the blurb, ‘Can Lou Do It?’ I’d just arrived at Notre Dame, and with spring football underway, I was the focal point of that week’s coverage.
LOU HOLTZ -
This 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.
LOU HOLTZ






