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" Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I'm an old man, and all my life I've said that Notre Dame should remain independent because it's a national school. "

" My philosophy in life is, Decide what you want to do. You have to have something to hope for. "

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

" Don't run if you can walk. Don't walk if you can stand. Don't stand if you can sit. Don't sit if you can lie down. "

" 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 have to admit, I sometimes wonder how much more successful I would have been as a coach had it not been for my spending summers on the golf course. I could have watched more film, that's for sure. One advantage Joe Paterno had over me was that he didn't play golf. "

" Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin - and it's gonna happen - confession puts us back on the field. "

" No one has ever drowned in sweat. "

" If he's got golf clubs in his truck or a camper in his driveway, I don't hire him. "

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

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

" If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today. "

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

" A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you. "

" One thing about me is I try to be honest. "

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

" 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. "

" I'll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics. "

" 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. "

" Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it. "

" I believe in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. "

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

" When people need love and understanding and support the most is when they deserve it the least. "

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

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

" I do know this: God does answer your prayers, but it's not always in the way you expect. God knows what's best for us, though, so there's no need to worry when things don't go how we originally wanted them to go. "

" 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. "