Famous Lou Holtz Quotations

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"Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them."
by Lou Holtz
"If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better."
by Lou Holtz
"I got the humility from Mom and Dad. But when I was here, coach (Lou Holtz) pounded it in; made sure it didn't leave. It was never about me, it was always about the team."
by Anonymous
"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it."
by Lou Holtz
"How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser."
by Lou Holtz
"Knowing Bill Snyder and the disciplinarian he is and the approach he has, yeah, I think he will bounce back, ... And he doesn't have to be real good to be pretty good in that North."
by Lou Holtz
"Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated."
by Lou Holtz
"They've got it over the hump. They've got it established. As long as they've got great senior leadership, it will continue to happen."
by Lou Holtz
"We decided we couldn't (cover punts) with two sprinters, ... So we said, 'Let's get seven sprinters going off the line so we can cover them.'"
by Lou Holtz
"You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose."
by Lou Holtz
"Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by."
by Lou Holtz
"Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity."
by Lou Holtz
"You're never s good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose."
by Lou Holtz
"I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it."
by Lou Holtz
"Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated."
by Lou Holtz
"It's not the load that breaks you down - it's the way you carry it."
by Lou Holtz
"On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job."
by Lou Holtz


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