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.

Behind every successful person, stands a very successful mother-in-law.

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

The answer is surprisingly simple. Just do right. Live an honorable life.

The price of LEADERSHIP is RESPONSIBILITY....and part of that responsibility is to STAY POSITIVE whether you feel like it or not.

Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.

We are always faced with different challenges, and circumstances necessitate bringing out the greatness God puts in all of us.

God looks after children, animals and idiots.

I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.

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

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.

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.

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.

We will use some kind of option and we will throw the football. I hope it will be at our people.

Don't ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise.

You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.

Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.

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.

I don't drink water, haven't drank water in 40 years.

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.

All an agent is going to do is buy things for a player, damage his eligibility, and make the player dependent on them.

I do think coaches need to get away from the game more, though. It's good for them.

God answers prayers, but he doesn't always answer it your way.

Life is 10 percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.