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.
LOU HOLTZYou don’t go to Notre Dame to learn something; you go to Notre Dame to be somebody.
More Lou Holtz Quotes
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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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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 key to winning is choosing to do God’s will and loving others with all you’ve got.
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You’re never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you’re never as bad as they say when you lose.
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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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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.
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We were at a beach one summer, and I had a bathing suit on.
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Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
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All an agent is going to do is buy things for a player, damage his eligibility, and make the player dependent on them.
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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 follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.
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After winning, most teams become individuals; most teams become complacent.
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In the nineties, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges.
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To win a national championship, you’ve got to be a little lucky.
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I feel that God wants me to coach; otherwise, he wouldn’t have put the desire in me.
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