Lou Holtz Quotes
-
ESPN is a great organization to work for.
-
All an agent is going to do is buy things for a player, damage his eligibility, and make the player dependent on them.
-
All you need is something to say, and a burning desire to say it... it doesn't matter where your hands are.
-
You always have to prepare for the obstacles that are going to come. Consequently, when they do come, it doesn't affect you mentally near as much as when you're unprepared for them.
-
My philosophy in life is, Decide what you want to do. You have to have something to hope for.
-
When the bank asks me about my assets, I include my friendship with Regis Philbin.
-
On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job.
-
I've never seen the yellow light, umm the yellow line be wrong.
-
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.
-
Everybody needs four things in life: Something to do, someone to love, someone to believe in and something to hope for.
-
God looks after children, animals and idiots.
-
It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.
-
No, but you can see it from here.
-
The team that's on defense first (in overtime) has the advantage because they know whether they need a touchdown a field goal or just a score.
-
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.
-
Don't tell me how rocky the sea is, just bring the ship in.
-
To my wife 'I told you I was sick'.
-
Absolutely. There are a 1000 better coaches in the cities, but I'm the best in the country.
-
Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
-
All I've seen agents do is talk players into having bad senior seasons because they're trying to keep themselves from getting injured.
-
In the nineties, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges. Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities.
-
You don't go to Notre Dame to learn something, you go to Notre Dame to be somebody.
-
The freedom to do your own thing ends when you have obligations and responsibilities. If you want to fail yourself - you can - but you cannot do your own thing if you have responsibilities to team members.
-
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.