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Quotes from Lou Holtz

Don't run if you can walk. Don't walk if you can stand. Don't stand if you can sit. Don't sit if you can lie down.
~ Lou Holtz
Behind every successful person, stands a very successful mother-in-law.
~ Lou Holtz
The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.
~ Lou Holtz
The answer is surprisingly simple. Just do right. Live an honorable life.
~ Lou Holtz
The price of LEADERSHIP is RESPONSIBILITY....and part of that responsibility is to STAY POSITIVE whether you feel like it or not.
~ Lou Holtz
Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.
~ Lou Holtz
We are always faced with different challenges, and circumstances necessitate bringing out the greatness God puts in all of us.
~ Lou Holtz
God looks after children, animals and idiots.
~ Lou Holtz
I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.
~ Lou Holtz
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
I'm proud to be part of the Dr. Pepper Scholarship Giveaway. It's a great program that gives me the chance to brighten the day for some lucky college students with free tuition.
~ Lou Holtz
We can all be successful and make money, but when we die, that ends. But when you are significant is when you help other people be successful. That lasts many a lifetime.
~ Lou Holtz
One reason I won't compromise is because I believe honesty helps you win over the long haul. You can win a game tomorrow and lose a team. You can lose a game tomorrow and win a football team.
~ Lou Holtz
We will use some kind of option and we will throw the football. I hope it will be at our people.
~ Lou Holtz
Don't ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise.
~ Lou Holtz
You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.
~ Lou Holtz
Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
~ Lou Holtz
I believe - we all pay taxes. I'm happy to pay it, but I hate to have it abused, money wasted, no accountability. That's going to bother you.
~ Lou Holtz
I don't drink water, haven't drank water in 40 years.
~ Lou Holtz
In football, it's the job of the player to play, the coach to coach, the official to officiate. Each guy is charged with upholding his end, nothing more. In golf, the player, coach and official are rolled into one, and they overlap completely. Golf really is the best microcosm of life - or at least the way life should be.
~ Lou Holtz
All an agent is going to do is buy things for a player, damage his eligibility, and make the player dependent on them.
~ Lou Holtz
I do think coaches need to get away from the game more, though. It's good for them.
~ Lou Holtz
God answers prayers, but he doesn't always answer it your way.
~ Lou Holtz
Life is 10 percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.
~ Lou Holtz