I have no desire at all to become the winningest coach at Notre Dame. The record belongs to Knute Rockne or some other coach in the future.
LOU HOLTZAbility is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
More Lou Holtz Quotes
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It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
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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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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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I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.
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I give opinions, not advice.
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I could have watched more film, that’s for sure. One advantage Joe Paterno had over me was that he didn’t play golf.
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I’ll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics.
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Our cellar home had a kitchen and a combination bedroom and half bath, which meant we had a sink next to the bed.
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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 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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This was due to the fact that they encouraged you always to make sure that God is the focus of your life, and they didn’t allow you to do anything except to the very best of your ability.
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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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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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Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win.
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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.
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