Lou Holtz Quotes

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.
Lou Holtz

Nature, Song, Bird

Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.
Lou Holtz

Care, Problems, Tell

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
Lou Holtz

Attitude, Motivation, Ability

Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
Lou Holtz

Simple, Motivation, Motivated

If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.
Lou Holtz

Morning, Life, Bored

Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.
Lou Holtz

Life, Happens, Percent

Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.
Lou Holtz

Best, Others, Treat

I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.
Lou Holtz

God, Put, Earth

If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better.
Lou Holtz

Down, House, Neighbors

The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.
Lou Holtz

Humor, Good, Problem

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.
Lou Holtz

Game, Loser, After

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.
Lou Holtz

Down, Carry, Breaks

I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.
Lou Holtz

Learning, Learn, Talking

If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.
Lou Holtz

Today, Done, Big

You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.
Lou Holtz

Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
Lou Holtz

Someone, Done, Adversity

When all is said and done, more is said than done.
Lou Holtz

No one has ever drowned in sweat.
Lou Holtz

I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.
Lou Holtz

Experience, Career, Learn

You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.
Lou Holtz

Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by.
Lou Holtz

Life, Pass, Spectator

You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.
Lou Holtz

Successful, Sacrifice, Find

On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job.
Lou Holtz

Job, Goal, Team

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.
Lou Holtz

Ball, Likely, Complains

I think that we have opportunities all around us - sometimes we just don't recognize them.
Lou Holtz

Sometimes, Around, Recognize

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Coach

Born: January 6, 1937

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