Lou Holtz
43 quotes
Biography
"Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they're making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that's the difference."
"Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it."
"It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it."
"My philosophy in life is, Decide what you want to do. You have to have something to hope for."
"The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood."
"I think that everybody needs four things in life. Everybody needs something to do regardless of age. Everybody needs someone to love. Everybody needs something to hope for, and, of course, everybody needs someone to believe in."
"When the bank asks me about my assets, I include my friendship with Regis Philbin."
"When all is said and done, more is said than done."
"You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him."
"Life is 10 percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it."
"You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be."
"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do.Attitude determines how well you do it."
"I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary."
"The next flag they plant will be all white, and it'll be surrender."
"Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too."
"He had shoulder surgery on his elbow."
"They say a tie is like kissing your sister. I guess that is better than kissing your brother."
"On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job."
"If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today."
"Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated."
"I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it."
"I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions."
"I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they'd be, what position they'd play and so on."
"See, winners embrace hard work."
"When I work a game as an analyst, all I do is look at the game like a coach."