I do think coaches need to get away from the game more, though. It’s good for them.
LOU HOLTZHow 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.
More Lou Holtz Quotes
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Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God’s word.
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I don’t think there’s been anything in the game of football in my lifetime that has changed college football more than redshirting.
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But when you are significant is when you help other people be successful. That lasts many a lifetime.
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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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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 was raised in a religious environment, and my wife is one of the more religious people that I have ever known.
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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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No one has ever drowned in sweat.
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I believe in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
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No matter what happens on the field, getting an education makes you a winner.
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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 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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My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961. The pay wasn’t much, so to get $300 more per year.
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When I left the University of Notre Dame, I honestly felt I would never coach again.
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God answers prayers, but he doesn’t always answer it your way.
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