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.
LOU HOLTZAt 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.
More Lou Holtz Quotes
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I think that everybody needs four things in life. Everybody needs something to do regardless of age.
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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 believe – we all pay taxes. I’m happy to pay it, but I hate to have it abused, money wasted, no accountability. That’s going to bother you.
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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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I think that we have opportunities all around us – sometimes we just don’t recognize them.
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I am very much in favor of redshirting, but not at Notre Dame. But there’s no doubt about it. It puts us at a huge disadvantage.
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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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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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I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.
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I agreed to coach the golf team. I didn’t even know how to keep score, and really, my main job was not to wreck the van on the way to tournaments.
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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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I give opinions, not advice.
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A lifetime contract for a coach means if you’re ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can’t fire you.
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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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An agent won’t help you get drafted higher, won’t make you win more games, and won’t make you faster or stronger.
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