“You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.”
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Famous Lou Holtz Quotes
“Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it.”
“It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.”
“Don't tell me how rocky the sea is, just bring the ship in.”
“I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity.”
“The way you motivate a football team is to eliminate the unmotivated ones.”
“The answer is surprisingly simple. Just do right. Live an honorable life.”
“Give your players something they can physically do - don't ask them to do something they can't do.”
“Attitude determines how well you do it.”
Source: Winning Every Day: The Game Plan for Success
“You must have dreams and goals if you are ever going to achieve anything in this world.”
“Broadcasting is easy; you just talk until you think of something to say.”
“It's a better view if you're standing up than if you're laying down.”
“I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody's life.”
“You build a successful life a day at a time.”
Source: The Fighting Spirit: A Championship Season at Notre Dame
“They say a tie is like kissing your sister. I guess that is better than kissing your brother.”
“It's good to be successful but it's great to be significant”
“I've never seen the yellow light, umm the yellow line be wrong.”
“All my life, I've been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I've come is a bogey.”
“Whenever you give up something, you must replace it with something.”
“To win a national championship, you've got to be a little lucky.”
“God answers prayers, but he doesn't always answer it your way.”
“I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.”
“After winning, most teams become individuals; most teams become complacent.”
“No matter what happens on the field, getting an education makes you a winner.”