I’m an old man, and all my life I’ve said that Notre Dame should remain independent because it’s a national school.
LOU HOLTZOur cellar home had a kitchen and a combination bedroom and half bath, which meant we had a sink next to the bed.
More Lou Holtz Quotes
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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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All my life, I’ve been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I’ve come is a bogey.
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I don’t drink water, haven’t drank water in 40 years.
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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.
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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 wife doesn’t even want to spend 2 hours with me.
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The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren’t in a very good mood.
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I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they’d be, what position they’d play and so on.
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Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it.
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In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.
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Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that’s the difference.
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After winning, most teams become individuals; most teams become complacent.
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I’m so old, I don’t buy green bananas any more.
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My philosophy in life is, Decide what you want to do. You have to have something to hope for.
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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.
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