Lou Holtz Quotes

Louis Leo Holtz is a former American football player, coach, and analyst. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary , North Carolina State University , the New York Jets , the University of Arkansas , the University of Minnesota , the University of Notre Dame , and the University of South Carolina , compiling a career record of 249–132–7. Holtz's 1988 Notre Dame team went 12–0 with a victory in the Fiesta Bowl and was the consensus national champion. Holtz is the only college football coach to lead six different programs to bowl games and the only coach to guide four different programs to the final top 20 rankings. Holtz also coached the New York Jets of the National Football League during the 1976 season.

Over the years, the slender, bespectacled Holtz has become known for his quick wit and ability to inspire players. He is often found as a guest on the popular Richmond, Virginia based Kain Road Radio. In 2005, Holtz joined ESPN as a college football analyst. On May 1, 2008, Holtz was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

✵ 6. January 1937
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Famous Lou Holtz Quotes

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

Variant: 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 Quotes

“When all is said and done, there is usually more said than done.
[as quoted by Alfred E Neuman]”

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

“He had shoulder surgery on his elbow.”

Attributed by Ben Weiximann, "Top 15 Funniest Lou Holtz Quotes" http://bleacherreport.com/articles/59377-top-15-funniest-lou-holtz-quotes/, TheBleacherReport.com. Also see "Say What??? ESPN Broadcaster... a little confused..." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJdReMOwma8.
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“Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too.”

On Michigan Wolverines head coach Rich Rodriguez, as attributed by Dick Weiss, "Lou Holtz sorry for Hitler line" http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/2008/10/18/2008-10-18_lou_holtz_sorry_for_hitler_line.html#ixzz0RfdSeZwT, New York Daily News.com, 17 October 2008
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“The next flag they plant will be all white, and it'll be surrender.”

On Michigan State's flag-planting, as attributed by John Walters, "Cool Hand on the remote" http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/john_walters/09/18/campus.blitz/1.html, Sports Illustrated.com, 19 September 2005
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“If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.”

Attributed by Ben Weiximann, "Top 15 Funniest Lou Holtz Quotes" http://bleacherreport.com/articles/59377-top-15-funniest-lou-holtz-quotes/, TheBleacherReport.com.
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“They say a tie is like kissing your sister. I guess that is better than kissing your brother.”

Attributed by Ben Weiximann, "Top 15 Funniest Lou Holtz Quotes" http://bleacherreport.com/articles/59377-top-15-funniest-lou-holtz-quotes/, TheBleacherReport.com.
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“On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job.”

Attributed by Ben Weiximann, "Top 15 Funniest Lou Holtz Quotes" http://bleacherreport.com/articles/59377-top-15-funniest-lou-holtz-quotes/, TheBleacherReport.com.
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