Quotes By Lou Holtz

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

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

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

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

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

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.

In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.

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

I give opinions, not advice.

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

When I work a game as an analyst, all I do is look at the game like a coach.

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

A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you.

I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody's life.

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