Lou Holtz Quotes
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Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin - and it's gonna happen - confession puts us back on the field.
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Those who know Notre Dame, no explanation’s necessary. Those who don’t, no explanation will suffice.
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Build your empire on the firm foundation of the fundamentals.
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There are certain things in this world we all have in common such as time. Everybody has sixty seconds to a minute, sixty minutes to an hour, twenty-four hours to a day. The difference is what we do with that time and how we use it.
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It always amazes me that spectators want to coach, coaches want to officiate, and officials just want to watch the game
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In adversity, there is opportunity. Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity. I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity. Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
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We are not going to win because you have a new head coach, any more than you are going to fix a flat tire by changing the driver. We will win the minute all of us get rid of excuses as to why we can't win and stop wallowing in self-pity.
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The best way to save face is not to use the lower half.
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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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If you don't demand that your people maintain. High performances to remain on your team, Why should they be proud of the association?
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Attitude determines how well you do it.
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You can't motivate a group of people or a Team. You have to motivate people individually, and that motivation has to be in an environment in which that person has a goal - something they want to accomplish in their lives.
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Never settle for second when first is available
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I was born January 6, 1937, eight years after Wall Street crashed and two years before John Steinbeck published The Grapes of Wrath, his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the plight of a family during the Great Depression.
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It was a great game if you don't care who won. I cared.
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Everything ends badly, otherwise it would not end.
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When I work a game as an analyst, all I do is look at the game like a coach. Why was something successful? What makes it work? I just try to use my expertise and whatever insight I have to the game.
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If you've been there, no explanation is necessary. If you haven't, none is adequate.
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People eyeing you as a potential leader tend to ask three questions: Are you committed? Do you care about me? Can I trust you?
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Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.
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In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.
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If you don't make a total commitment to whatever you are doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking.
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One reason I won't compromise is because I believe honesty helps you win over the long haul. You can win a game tomorrow and lose a team. You can lose a game tomorrow and win a football team.
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All you need is something to say, and a burning desire to say it... it doesn't matter where your hands are.