Lou Holtz Quotes - Page 2

It's always better to face the truth, no matter how uncomfortable, than to continue coddling a lie.

It always amazes me that spectators want to coach, coaches want to officiate, and officials just want to watch the game

I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.

You might not be able to outthink, outmarket or outspend your competition, but you can outwork them.

Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.

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.

If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.

You must have dreams and goals if you are ever going to achieve anything in this world.

I believe your attitude is the most important choice you can make.

Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.

Remember that adversity presents us with numerous possibilities for success, if we are just willing to see them.

Everybody needs four things in life: Something to do, someone to love, someone to believe in and something to hope for.

Only the unprepared are overcome by pressure

You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.

You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.

I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care. You’ve got to make a sincere attempt to have the right goals to begin with, then go after them with appropriate effort, and remember that you can’t really achieve anything great without the help of others.

In life, be a participant, not a spectator.

If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.

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.

Nothing is as good as it seems and nothing is as bad, but somewhere between reality falls.

Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.

Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it.

Underconfidence breeds underachievement.

No matter how bad someone has it, there are others who have it worse. Remembering that makes life a lot easier and allows you to take pleasure in the blessings you have been given.

I can't explain why a bride buys her wedding dress, whereas a groom rents his tux.