God looks after children, animals and idiots.
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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You’ll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.
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We were at a beach one summer, and I had a bathing suit on.
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I’m an old man, and all my life I’ve said that Notre Dame should remain independent because it’s a national school.
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I don’t drink water, haven’t drank water in 40 years.
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We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera.
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Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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I’m no genius.
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It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.
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If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn’t make your house look any better.
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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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I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.
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How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.
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I do think coaches need to get away from the game more, though. It’s good for them.
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On this team, we’re all united in a common goal: to keep my job.
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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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When I left the University of Notre Dame, I honestly felt I would never coach again.
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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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I have to admit, I sometimes wonder how much more successful I would have been as a coach had it not been for my spending summers on the golf course.
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When people need love and understanding and support the most is when they deserve it the least.
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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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God knows what’s best for us, though, so there’s no need to worry when things don’t go how we originally wanted them to go.
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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.’
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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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Whenever you give up something, you must replace it with something.
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Each guy is charged with upholding his end, nothing more. In golf, the player, coach and official are rolled into one, and they overlap completely.
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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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