A lifetime contract for a coach means if you’re ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can’t fire you.
LOU HOLTZThe University of Notre Dame does not redshirt, and I endorse that policy completely.
More Lou Holtz Quotes
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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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When people need love and understanding and support the most is when they deserve it the least.
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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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The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.
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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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I don’t drink water, haven’t drank water in 40 years.
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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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Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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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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Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that’s the difference.
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Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God’s word.
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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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We can all be successful and make money, but when we die, that ends.
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In football, it’s the job of the player to play, the coach to coach, the official to officiate.
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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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