Quotes by Lou Holtz

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

“Dont tell your problems to people: eighty percent dont care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them”

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

“Its not the load that breaks you down - its the way you carry it”

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

“If what you did yesterday seems big, you havent done anything today.”

“Youll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.”

“Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and Ill show you someone who has overcome adversity.”

“No one has ever drowned in sweat.”

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

“If youre bored with life - you dont get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you dont have enough goals.”

“I cant believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.”

“The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.”

“Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.”

“The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on arent in a very good mood.”

“If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesnt make your house look any better.”

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

“Youre never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and youre never as bad as they say when you lose.”

“Dont be a spectator, dont let life pass you by.”

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