--- title: "10 Lou Holtz Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Lou Holtz quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Lou Holtz sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb1/hines-ward-24030_knows_tom-osborne-lou-holtz-bobby-bowden-were_719860.png" --- > [Tom Osborne, Lou Holtz, Bobby Bowden were in our living room. My mom didn't know who they were!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hines-ward/tom-osborne-lou-holtz-bobby-bowden-were-in-our-living-room-my-mom/) [Hines Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hines-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb1/hines-ward-24030_knows_tom-osborne-lou-holtz-bobby-bowden-were_719860.png) > [“Don't tell me how rocky the sea is, just bring the darn ship in." - Lou Holtz”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-holtz/don-t-tell-me-how-rocky-the-sea-is-just-bring-the-darn-ship-in-lou/) [Lou Holtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-holtz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6a/lou-holtz-1584_river_don-t-tell-me-how-rocky-the-sea-is-just_1456002.png) > [I don't think I was a miracle man. Neither were Lou Holtz or Frank Leahy. We all found ways to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ara-parseghian/i-don-t-think-i-was-a-miracle-man-neither-were-lou-holtz-or-frank/) [Ara Parseghian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ara-parseghian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ede/ara-parseghian-13101_found_i-don-t-think-i-was-a-miracle-man-neithe_459988.jpg) > [“Lou Holtz, the famous football coach, knew it was what you did after you did your best that created victories.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-hardy/lou-holtz-the-famous-football-coach-knew-it-was-what-you-did-after/) [Darren Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-hardy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5e/darren-hardy-1748_football_lou-holtz-the-famous-football-coach-knew_1811977.jpg) > [Seldom do we experience the charisma and character of a dynamic personality such as Lou Holtz, the very successful former football coach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-pohlad/seldom-do-we-experience-the-charisma-and-character-of-a-dynamic/) [Carl Pohlad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-pohlad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e66/carl-pohlad-83487_catchy_seldom-do-we-experience-the-charisma-and_1871179.png) > [Lou Holtz, I was also a huge fan of. He was really funny. I think that's a big part of why I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-besser/lou-holtz-i-was-also-a-huge-fan-of-he-was-really-funny-i-think-that-s/) [Matt Besser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-besser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/370/matt-besser-11252_bad_lou-holtz-i-was-also-a-huge-fan-of-he-wa_2171109.jpg) > [Three coaches at Notre Dame made a big difference in my life, not that I played any football when I attended Notre…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/regis-philbin/three-coaches-at-notre-dame-made-a-big-difference-in-my-life-not-that/) [Regis Philbin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/regis-philbin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c56/regis-philbin-10574_big_three-coaches-at-notre-dame-made-a-big-d_1105627.jpg) > [Lou Holtz is a brilliant strategist, a first-class motivator, and an inspiring role model. Winning Every Day coaches you through the hard-won…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lowe/lou-holtz-is-a-brilliant-strategist-a-first-class-motivator-and-an/) [Peter Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ff/peter-lowe-82436_achieve_lou-holtz-is-a-brilliant-strategist-a-fi_1554857.jpg) > [“Can I Trust You? Years ago, I heard Lou Holtz speak at a national conference. His rock-solid reputation preceded him—he is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-c-young/can-i-trust-you-years-ago-i-heard-lou-holtz-speak-at-a-national/) [Susan C. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-c-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78e/susan-c-young-156_best-keynote-speaker_can-i-trust-you-years-ago-i-heard-lou-ho_1419088.jpg) > [“Holtz ended up writing down a list of 107 things in five different categories — things he wanted to achieve as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-soukup/holtz-ended-up-writing-down-a-list-of-107-things-in-five-different/) [Ruth Soukup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-soukup/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2e/ruth-soukup-26584_crazy-things_holtz-ended-up-writing-down-a-list-of-10_3018315.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lou-holtz/#itemlist", "name": "Lou Holtz Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Tom Osborne, Lou Holtz, Bobby Bowden were in our living room. 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