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.
LOU HOLTZI can’t believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.
More Lou Holtz Quotes
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I don’t think there’s been anything in the game of football in my lifetime that has changed college football more than redshirting.
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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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In the nineties, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges.
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I just have an enthusiasm for life.
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At home I have a copy of the April 21, 1986, issue of ‘Sports Illustrated.’ I’m on the cover with the blurb, ‘Can Lou Do It?’ I’d just arrived at Notre Dame, and with spring football underway, I was the focal point of that week’s coverage.
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On this team, we’re all united in a common goal: to keep my job.
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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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I could have watched more film, that’s for sure. One advantage Joe Paterno had over me was that he didn’t play golf.
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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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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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You’ll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.
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I believe – we all pay taxes. I’m happy to pay it, but I hate to have it abused, money wasted, no accountability. That’s going to bother you.
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This was due to the fact that they encouraged you always to make sure that God is the focus of your life, and they didn’t allow you to do anything except to the very best of your ability.
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I’m no genius.
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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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