You've got to have great athletes to win, I don't care who the coach is. You can't win without good athletes but you can lose with them. This is where coaching makes the difference. Lou Holtz More Quotes by Lou Holtz More Quotes From Lou Holtz If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better. Lou Holtz volleyballfootballsports When all is said and done, more is said than done. Lou Holtz collegemotivationalfootball The answer is surprisingly simple. Just do right. Live an honorable life. Lou Holtz simplemotivationalsports Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by Lou Holtz volleyballnflaction Coaching is about helping young people have a chance Lou Holtz coachingresponsibilitypeople I won't accept anything less than the best a player's capable of doing... and he has the right to expect the best that I can do for him and the team! Lou Holtz teammotivationalsports Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired. Lou Holtz motivationalinspirationalsports When people need love and understanding and support the most is when they deserve it the least. Lou Holtz supportunderstandingpeople I think that we have opportunities all around us - sometimes we just don't recognize them. Lou Holtz opportunitysometimesthinking Don't tell me how rocky the sea is, just bring the ship in. Lou Holtz athleteinspirationalsports Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated. Lou Holtz motivationalfootballsports We are not going to win because you have a new head coach, any more than you are going to fix a flat tire by changing the driver. We will win the minute all of us get rid of excuses as to why we can't win and stop wallowing in self-pity. Lou Holtz tireselfwinning I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody's life. Lou Holtz importantspiritualbelieve Your neighbors will make judgments about you based on how your lawn and house look, and people who see you passing will judge you based on how clean you keep your car. It's not always fair, but it has always been true. Appearances matter, so make yours a good one. Lou Holtz carjudgingpeople So many times people are afraid of competition, when it should bring out the best in us. We all have talents and abilities, so why be intimidated by other people's skills? Lou Holtz competitionskillspeople Underconfidence breeds underachievement. Lou Holtz Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too. Lou Holtz great-leaderleaderknows The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it. Lou Holtz basketballteamworkmotivational After landing his invasion forces on the shores of some country, the sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes would immediately burn his own boats. He was sending his army a message: "We can't turn back. Either we succeed here or we die here." Excuses were not an option. Lou Holtz invasionarmycountry Don't let failure get you down. Babe Ruth struck out over 1,300 times. Lou Holtz baberuth
