Lou Holtz

Louis Leo "Lou" Holtz is a retired American football coach, and active sportscaster, author, and motivational speaker in the United States. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary (1969-1971), North Carolina State University (1972-1975), the University of Arkansas (1977-1983), the University of Minnesota (1984-1985), the University of Notre Dame (1986-1996), and the University of South Carolina (1999-2004), compiling a career record of 249-132-7.

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Winners and losers aren't born, they are the products of how they think

Lou Holtz

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

Lou Holtz

Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.

Lou Holtz

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

Lou Holtz

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

Lou Holtz

You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

Lou Holtz

If you're bored with life, if you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things, you don't have enough goals.

Lou Holtz

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

Lou Holtz

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

Lou Holtz

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.

Lou Holtz

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

Lou Holtz