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 HOLTZWhen I die, and people realize that I will not be resurrected in three days, they will forget me. That is the way it should be.
More Lou Holtz Quotes
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I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.
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I look like I have beriberi and scurvy.
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Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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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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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’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 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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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.
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At age nine, I got a paper route. Sixty-six papers had to be delivered to sixty-six families every day.
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When I left the University of Notre Dame, I honestly felt I would never coach again.
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I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.
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I agreed to coach the golf team. I didn’t even know how to keep score, and really, my main job was not to wreck the van on the way to tournaments.
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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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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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My wife doesn’t even want to spend 2 hours with me.
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