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" I was raised a Catholic on both sides of the family. I went to a Catholic grade school and thought everybody in the country was Catholic, because that's all I ever was associated with. "

Lou Holtz

Thought

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Family

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

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People

" See, winners embrace hard work. "

" After winning, most teams become individuals; most teams become complacent. "

" All an agent is going to do is buy things for a player, damage his eligibility, and make the player dependent on them. "

" If you made me the national commissioner of football, I'd tell you one thing that I would mandate. The second Saturday in September, we're going to have conference day. Everybody from the SEC plays a Big 12 team. Everybody from the Big Ten is going to play the ACC. Everybody from the Big East is going to play the Pac-10. "

Lou Holtz

You

Saturday

" I think life is a matter of choices and that wherever we are, good or bad, is because of choices we make. "

" The University of Notre Dame does not redshirt, and I endorse that policy completely. I am very much in favor of redshirting, but not at Notre Dame. But there's no doubt about it. It puts us at a huge disadvantage. "

Lou Holtz

Doubt

" How do you know what it's like to be stupid if you've never been smart? "

" I give opinions, not advice. "

" If you try to fight the course, it will beat you. "

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

" When I left the University of Notre Dame, I honestly felt I would never coach again. "

" We were at a beach one summer, and I had a bathing suit on. My wife looked at me and said: 'Boy, you are skinny, aren't you?' I said: 'Honey, I'd like to remind you that it was minor defects like this that kept me from getting a better wife.' "

Lou Holtz

You

Honey

" I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care. "

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

" I look like I have beriberi and scurvy. "

Lou Holtz

Look

" Had I been a great athlete, I'm not sure I would have even gone into coaching. I may have turned out feeling that my life ended when my athletic career ended, as happens so many times with various athletes. "

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

" If Tiger Woods had played football, he would have been a quarterback. "

Lou Holtz

Woods

Football

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

" When the bank asks me about my assets, I include my friendship with Regis Philbin. "

" 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. "

" God answers prayers, but he doesn't always answer it your way. "

" In the nineties, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges. Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities. "

" Football coaches don't have real problems. "

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

" To win a national championship, you've got to be a little lucky. "

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

" No matter what happens on the field, getting an education makes you a winner. "

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