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.
LOU HOLTZWhen I left the University of Notre Dame, I honestly felt I would never coach again.
More Lou Holtz Quotes
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I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they’d be, what position they’d play and so on.
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If you try to fight the course, it will beat you.
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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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The Sisters of Notre Dame at St. Aloysius Grade School influenced my life tremendously.
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I truly believe the things Notre Dame stands for.
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Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
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I look like I have beriberi and scurvy.
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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 think that everybody needs four things in life. Everybody needs something to do regardless of age.
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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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For victory in life, we’ve got to keep focused on the goal, and the goal is Heaven.
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I think life is a matter of choices and that wherever we are, good or bad, is because of choices we make.
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My philosophy in life is, Decide what you want to do. You have to have something to hope for.
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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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It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.
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