Quotes by Lou Holtz

“On this team, were all united in a common goal: to keep my job.”

“Its no contest. Theyre pretty darn good.”

“Lou gives #1 reason for the Irish Football decline and the key to its recovery = A supportive administration. Everything else flows from that.”

“This is not about Lou Holtz. This is about South Carolina.”

“Theyve got it over the hump. Theyve got it established. As long as theyve got great senior leadership, it will continue to happen.”

“The alumni buried me every week. The plots have a view of the dome. Its a better view if youre standing up than if youre laying down.”

“They better expand that stadium to 175,000 by Saturday if theyre going to get everyone in there that thinks theyre going to get in.”

“We only had one more meal. I thought I was safe.”

“This is the type of game you live for.”

“The ability of a defense to dominate and stop the run forces you into a one-dimensional game. You come out wanting to play ball control, field position, but by the second quarter, youre down by 17 and youre forced to throw.”

“Our defense is playing very well, ... They havent given up the big play.”

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

Its not the load that breaks you down, its the way you carry it.

When all is said and done, more is said than done.

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

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

Ability is what youre capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.

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

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