I was raised a Catholic on both sides of the family. I went to a Catholic grade school and thought everybody in the country was Catholic, because that’s all I ever was associated with.
LOU HOLTZSuccessful 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 also had to collect thirty cents a week from each customer. I owed the paper twenty cents per customer per week, and got to keep the rest.
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The Sisters of Notre Dame at St. Aloysius Grade School influenced my life tremendously.
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Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that’s the difference.
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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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Golf really is the best microcosm of life – or at least the way life should be.
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Had I been a great athlete, I’m not sure I would have even gone into coaching.
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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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If you look at the history of Notre Dame, if you hire a coach who’s been successful at another college program, they’re going to be ultra successful at Notre Dame because the talent will always be there.
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One thing about me is I try to be honest.
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God looks after children, animals and idiots.
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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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When I didn’t collect, the balance came out of my profit. My average income was six dollars a week.
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I’m so old, I don’t buy green bananas any more.
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I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.
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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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