The way you motivate a football team is to eliminate the unmotivated ones. — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
When I work a game as an analyst, all I do is look at the game like a coach. — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity. — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
If you don't demand that your people maintain. High performances to remain on your team, Why should they be proud of the… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
Don't ever ask a player to do something he doesn't have the ability to do. He'll just question your ability as a… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
One day you are drinking the wine, and they next day you are picking the grapes. — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they'd be, what position they'd play… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
You might not be able to outthink, outmarket or outspend your competition, but you can outwork them. — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
They say a tie is like kissing your sister. I guess that is better than kissing your brother. — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
Give your players something they can physically do - don't ask them to do something they can't do. — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
Had I been a great athlete, I'm not sure I would have even gone into coaching. I may have turned out feeling… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
At home I have a copy of the April 21, 1986, issue of 'Sports Illustrated.' I'm on the cover with the blurb,… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
When I work a game as an analyst, all I do is look at the game like a coach. Why was something… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
One reason I won't compromise is because I believe honesty helps you win over the long haul. You can win a game… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
All winning teams are goal-oriented. Teams like these win consistently because everyone connected with them concentrates on specific objectives. They go about… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
The answer is surprisingly simple. Just do right. Live an honorable life. — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
First and foremost I am a teacher, I care. Caring is helping the players to develop — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
It's not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary motivation to our program. It's my job not to de-motivate them. — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
I don't think there's been anything in the game of football in my lifetime that has changed college football more than redshirting. — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
We will use some kind of option and we will throw the football. I hope it will be at our people. — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
It always amazes me that spectators want to coach, coaches want to officiate, and officials just want to watch the game — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
Nothing is as good as it seems and nothing is as bad, but somewhere between reality falls. — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
The answers to these questions will determine your success or failure. 1) Can people trust me to do what's right? 2) Am I committed… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
You always have to prepare for the obstacles that are going to come. Consequently, when they do come, it doesn't affect you mentally near… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
Remember this. Bear Bryant retired at age 69, and he died 28 days after he stopped coaching. If you don't have something, and a… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
The freedom to do your own thing ends when you have obligations and responsibilities. If you want to fail yourself - you can -… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
People eyeing you as a potential leader tend to ask three questions: Are you committed? Do you care about me? Can I trust you? — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
“never tell your problems to any1...20% donot care and 80% are glad to have them...” — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
Our cellar home had a kitchen and a combination bedroom and half bath, which meant we had a sink next to the bed. We… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
I was raised a Catholic on both sides of the family. I went to a Catholic grade school and thought everybody in the country… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
Everyone wants to win on Saturday afternoon when the game is played. It’s what you do the other six days that decides the outcome — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
At age nine, I got a paper route. Sixty-six papers had to be delivered to sixty-six families every day. I also had to collect… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
