My wife looked at me and said: ‘Boy, you are skinny, aren’t you?’ I said: ‘Honey, I’d like to remind you that it was minor defects like this that kept me from getting a better wife.’
LOU HOLTZDon’t tell your problems to people: eighty percent don’t care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.
More Lou Holtz Quotes
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I was raised in a religious environment, and my wife is one of the more religious people that I have ever known.
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The Sisters of Notre Dame at St. Aloysius Grade School influenced my life tremendously.
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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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I give opinions, not advice.
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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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Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.
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Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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You aren’t going to find anybody that’s going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.
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I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.
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I feel that God wants me to coach; otherwise, he wouldn’t have put the desire in me.
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You’re never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you’re never as bad as they say when you lose.
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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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The University of Notre Dame does not redshirt, and I endorse that policy completely.
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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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It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
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