Lou Holtz Quotes
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51. “Winners and losers aren’t born, they are the products of how they think.”

— Lou Holtz

52. “Everybody is looking for instant success, but it doesn’t work that way. You build a successful life one day at a time.”

— Lou Holtz

53. “Underconfidence breeds underachievement.”

— Lou Holtz

54. “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.”

— Lou Holtz

55. “You’ll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.”

— Lou Holtz

56. “Everything ends badly, otherwise it would not end.”

— Lou Holtz

57. “Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.”

— Lou Holtz

58. “People eyeing you as a potential leader tend to ask three questions: Are you committed? Do you care about me? Can I trust you?”

— Lou Holtz

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

— Lou Holtz

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

— Lou Holtz

61. “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.”

— Lou Holtz

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

— Lou Holtz

63. “It’s good to be successful but it’s great to be significant.”

— Lou Holtz

64. “A team wins with the elimination of mistakes and with people who want to win and can’t stand losing.”

— Lou Holtz

65. “The key to winning is choosing to do God’s will and loving others with all you’ve got.”

— Lou Holtz

66. “Everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges. Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities. – as spoken by Lou Holtz, former Notre Dame Coach.”

— Lou Holtz

67. “You’ve got to have great athletes to win, I don’t care who the coach is. You can’t win without good athletes but you can lose with them. This is where coaching makes the difference.”

— Lou Holtz

68. “Don’t let failure get you down. Babe Ruth struck out over 1,300 times.”

— Lou Holtz

69. “When all is said and done, more is said than done.”

— Lou Holtz

70. “How do you know what it’s like to be stupid if you’ve never been smart?”

— Lou Holtz

71. “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.”

— Lou Holtz

72. “You will never be indecisive if you know your purpose.”

— Lou Holtz

73. “I think that we have opportunities all around us – sometimes we just don’t recognize them.”

— Lou Holtz

74. “On this team, we’re all united in a common goal: to keep my job.”

— Lou Holtz

75. “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.”

— Lou Holtz

76. “For victory in life, we’ve got to keep focused on the goal, and the goal is Heaven.”

— Lou Holtz

77. “The way you motivate a football team is to eliminate the unmotivated ones.”

— Lou Holtz

78. “I don’t think we can win every game. Just the next one.”

— Lou Holtz

79. “I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody’s life.”

— Lou Holtz

80. “I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.”

— Lou Holtz

81. “You build a successful life a day at a time.”

— Lou Holtz

82. “If you’ve been there, no explanation is necessary. If you haven’t, none is adequate.”

— Lou Holtz

83. “One day you are drinking the wine, and they next day you are picking the grapes.”

— Lou Holtz

84. “God answers prayers, but he doesn’t always answer it your way.”

— Lou Holtz

85. “The standards you establish for others must reflect the standards you set for yourself. No one will follow a hypocrite.”

— Lou Holtz

86. “See, winners embrace hard work.”

— Lou Holtz

87. “The best way to save face is not to use the lower half.”

— Lou Holtz

88. “You live up – or down – to your expectations.”

— Lou Holtz

89. “God looks after children, animals and idiots.”

— Lou Holtz

90. “The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren’t in a very good mood.”

— Lou Holtz

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

— Lou Holtz

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

— Lou Holtz

93. “It’s a better view if you’re standing up than if you’re laying down.”

— Lou Holtz

94. “After winning, most teams become individuals; most teams become complacent.”

— Lou Holtz

95. “You can pay people to perform, but you can’t pay people to excel.”

— Lou Holtz

96. “In the nineties, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges. Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities.”

— Lou Holtz

97. “If you make a fist and hold it for two hours, you won’t be able to pick up a glass because you’ll be so weak. Let’s stay loose. Let’s have fun.”

— Lou Holtz

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

— Lou Holtz

99. “Remember this. Bear Bryant retired at age 69, and he died 28 days after he stopped coaching. If you don’t have something, and a purpose in your life, you’re gonna die.”

— Lou Holtz

100. “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.”

— Lou Holtz