Lou Holtz Quotes

My philosophy in life is, Decide what you want to do. You have to have something to hope for.

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

Our cellar home had a kitchen and a combination bedroom and half bath, which meant we had a sink next to the bed. We had no refrigerator, no shower or tub, and no privacy. My parents shared the bedroom with my sister and me.

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

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

We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera.

I don’t think there’s been anything in the game of football in my lifetime that has changed college football more than redshirting.

I think life is a matter of choices and that wherever we are, good or bad, is because of choices we make.

If Tiger Woods had played football, he would have been a quarterback.

If you try to fight the course, it will beat you.

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

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

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.

I won’t accept anything less than the best a player’s capable of doing… and he has the right to expect the best that I can do for him and the team!

I can’t believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.

I was raised in a religious environment, and my wife is one of the more religious people that I have ever known.

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