Lou Holtz Quotes - Page 5

I think that we have opportunities all around us - sometimes we just don't recognize them.

Give me a blackboard. I can stop anything on a blackboard.

Don't tell me how rocky the sea is, just bring the ship in.

Your neighbors will make judgments about you based on how your lawn and house look, and people who see you passing will judge you based on how clean you keep your car. It's not always fair, but it has always been true. Appearances matter, so make yours a good one.

Attitude determines how well you do it.

Whenever you give up something, you must replace it with something.

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.

All my life, I've been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I've come is a bogey.

A team wins with the elimination of mistakes and with people who want to win and can't stand losing.

If you don't demand that your people maintain. High performances to remain on your team, Why should they be proud of the association?

I asked you to pack your headgear and shoulder pads, but more importantly your defense and your kicking game, because that's what wins game like this.

Don't let failure get you down. Babe Ruth struck out over 1,300 times.

The freedom to do your own thing ends when you have obligations and responsibilities.

It's good to be successful but it's great to be significant

So many times people are afraid of competition, when it should bring out the best in us. We all have talents and abilities, so why be intimidated by other people's skills?

Momentum is whatever your attitude determines it to be.

Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by

We are always faced with different challenges, and circumstances necessitate bringing out the greatness God puts in all of us.

Coaching is about helping young people have a chance to succeed. There is no more awesome responsibility than that. One of the greatest honors a person can have is being called 'Coach.'

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.

Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.

In golf, the player, coach and official are rolled into one, and they overlap completely. Golf really is the best microcosm of life - or at least the way life should be.

The answer is surprisingly simple. Just do right. Live an honorable life.

Everything ends badly, otherwise it would not end.

No matter what happens on the field, getting an education makes you a winner.