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" At home I have a copy of the April 21, 1986, issue of 'Sports Illustrated.' I'm on the cover with the blurb, 'Can Lou Do It?' I'd just arrived at Notre Dame, and with spring football underway, I was the focal point of that week's coverage. "

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" Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated. "

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

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

" 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'm so old, I don't buy green bananas any more. "

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" Our cellar home had a kitchen and a combination bedroom and half bath, which meant we had a sink next to the bed. We had no refrigerator, no shower or tub, and no privacy. My parents shared the bedroom with my sister and me. "

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" I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary. "

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" You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance. "

" ESPN is a great organization to work for. "

" 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. "

" We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera. "

" The key to winning is choosing to do God's will and loving others with all you've got. "

" You don't go to Notre Dame to learn something; you go to Notre Dame to be somebody. "

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You

Notre Dame

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

" Football coaches don't have real problems. "

" I give opinions, not advice. "

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

" How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser. "

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

" I was raised in a religious environment, and my wife is one of the more religious people that I have ever known. "

Lou Holtz

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

" Nothing on this earth is standing still. It's either growing or it's dying. No matter if it's a tree or a human being. "

" I think that everybody needs four things in life. Everybody needs something to do regardless of age. Everybody needs someone to love. Everybody needs something to hope for, and, of course, everybody needs someone to believe in. "

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

" For victory in life, we've got to keep focused on the goal, and the goal is Heaven. "

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

" Notre Dame is the one school that has a national recruiting base, from Florida to Texas to California. "

" If you look at the history of Notre Dame, if you hire a coach who's been successful at another college program, they're going to be ultra successful at Notre Dame because the talent will always be there. "