My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961.
LOU HOLTZI’m an old man, and all my life I’ve said that Notre Dame should remain independent because it’s a national school.
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On this team, we’re all united in a common goal: to keep my job.
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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 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.
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The University of Notre Dame does not redshirt, and I endorse that policy completely.
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Whenever you give up something, you must replace it with something.
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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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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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In the nineties, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges.
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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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My philosophy in life is, Decide what you want to do. You have to have something to hope for.
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I do know this: God does answer your prayers, but it’s not always in the way you expect.
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My wife told me if there is any rumors about me, it better be about politics and not about my social life.
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I’ll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics.
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Had I been a great athlete, I’m not sure I would have even gone into coaching.
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I just have an enthusiasm for life.
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To win a national championship, you’ve got to be a little lucky.
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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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The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.
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I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.
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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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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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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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Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
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All my life, I’ve been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I’ve come is a bogey.
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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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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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