When I didn’t collect, the balance came out of my profit. My average income was six dollars a week.
LOU HOLTZCoaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
More Lou Holtz Quotes
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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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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.
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After winning, most teams become individuals; most teams become complacent.
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I think that we have opportunities all around us – sometimes we just don’t recognize them.
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In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.
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I truly believe the things Notre Dame stands for.
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I believe in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
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My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961.
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Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities.
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I can’t believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.
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I don’t drink water, haven’t drank water in 40 years.
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We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera.
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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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When the bank asks me about my assets, I include my friendship with Regis Philbin.
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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 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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Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.
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God answers prayers, but he doesn’t always answer it your way.
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Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.
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No one has ever drowned in sweat.
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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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I’m so old, I don’t buy green bananas any more.
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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 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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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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