We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera.
LOU HOLTZIn football, it’s the job of the player to play, the coach to coach, the official to officiate.
More Lou Holtz Quotes
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My wife told me if there is any rumors about me, it better be about politics and not about my social life.
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My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961.
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After winning, most teams become individuals; most teams become complacent.
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I think that we have opportunities all around us – sometimes we just don’t recognize them.
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I don’t drink water, haven’t drank water in 40 years.
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To win a national championship, you’ve got to be a little lucky.
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We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin – and it’s gonna happen – confession puts us back on the field.
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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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I was born January 6, 1937, eight years after Wall Street crashed and two years before John Steinbeck published The Grapes of Wrath, his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the plight of a family during the Great Depression.
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I believe in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
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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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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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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 just have an enthusiasm for life.
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Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win.
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