Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.
LOU HOLTZEverybody needs someone to love. Everybody needs something to hope for, and, of course, everybody needs someone to believe in.
More Lou Holtz Quotes
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To win a national championship, you’ve got to be a little lucky.
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We had no refrigerator, no shower or tub, and no privacy. My parents shared the bedroom with my sister and me.
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The second Saturday in September, we’re going to have conference day. Everybody from the SEC plays a Big 12 team.
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Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody’s life.
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Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
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Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
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Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that’s the difference.
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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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You don’t go to Notre Dame to learn something; you go to Notre Dame to be somebody.
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An agent won’t help you get drafted higher, won’t make you win more games, and won’t make you faster or stronger.
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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.
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A lifetime contract for a coach means if you’re ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can’t fire you.
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Successful people will always tell you you can do something. It’s the people who have never accomplished anything who will always discourage you from trying to achieve excellent things.
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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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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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After winning, most teams become individuals; most teams become complacent.
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How do you know what it’s like to be stupid if you’ve never been smart?
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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.
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I’ll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics.
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If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven’t done anything today.
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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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I think life is a matter of choices and that wherever we are, good or bad, is because of choices we make.
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When the bank asks me about my assets, I include my friendship with Regis Philbin.
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I believe – we all pay taxes. I’m happy to pay it, but I hate to have it abused, money wasted, no accountability. That’s going to bother you.
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It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
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