Lou Holtz Quotes

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

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

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

Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of.

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.

Don’t ever give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.

Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment.

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

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

Lou Holtz Quotes part 2

Everyone wants to win, but not everyone is willing to prepare to win.

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

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

Don’t tell your problems to people: eighty percent don’t care; the other twenty percent are glad you have them.

If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.

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

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.

You find out who your real friends are when you’re involved in a scandal.

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

Without self-discipline, success is impossible. Period.

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.

I never learn anything from anybody who says, ‘I never knew you could do that.’

Motivation is simple. Eliminate those who are not motivated.

You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself to be.

Life’s not fair, but it’s still good.

Don’t ever give up. Don’t ever give in. Don’t ever stop trying. Don’t ever sell out. And if you find yourself succumbing to one of the above for a brief moment, pick yourself up, brush yourself off, whisper a prayer, and start where you left off.

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.

Excuses are the tools of the incompetent used to build bridges to nowhere and monuments of nothingness.

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

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Do what’s right, not what’s easy.

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you’re willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.

In this world, you’re either growing or you’re dying, so get in motion and grow.

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

Stay positive. Stay fighting. Stay brave. Stay ambitious. Stay focused. Stay strong.

I don’t expect to win enough games to be put on NCAA probation. I also don’t expect to win enough games to be invited to the White House.

Don’t tell your problems to people: Eighty percent don’t care; the other twenty percent are glad you have them.

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

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

Go for it, while you can. I know you have it in you. And I can’t promise you’ll get everything you want, but I can promise nothing will change if you don’t try.

Ability is the power to change yourself.

Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don’t quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don’t quit until you reach it. Never quit.

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.

You need four things in your life to be successful: education, hard work, determination, and belief.

I’ll never be a guy that has 10,000 things. I’ve always had a few good things in my life.

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

You can always find a distraction if you’re looking for one.

Not everyone is meant to be the star of the team, but everyone can contribute to the success of the team.

Ignore the naysayers. Work like hell. Trust yourself and believe in yourself.

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

God answers prayers, but he also gives us talents and abilities to make things happen for ourselves.

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

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

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

Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of.

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.

Don’t ever give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.

Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment.

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

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

Everyone wants to win, but not everyone is willing to prepare to win.

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

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

Don’t tell your problems to people: eighty percent don’t care; the other twenty percent are glad you have them.

If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.

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

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.

You find out who your real friends are when you’re involved in a scandal.

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

Without self-discipline, success is impossible. Period.

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.

I never learn anything from anybody who says, ‘I never knew you could do that.’

Motivation is simple. Eliminate those who are not motivated.

You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself to be.

Life’s not fair, but it’s still good.

Don’t ever give up. Don’t ever give in. Don’t ever stop trying. Don’t ever sell out. And if you find yourself succumbing to one of the above for a brief moment, pick yourself up, brush yourself off, whisper a prayer, and start where you left off.

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.

Excuses are the tools of the incompetent used to build bridges to nowhere and monuments of nothingness.

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

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Do what’s right, not what’s easy.

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you’re willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.

In this world, you’re either growing or you’re dying, so get in motion and grow.

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

Stay positive. Stay fighting. Stay brave. Stay ambitious. Stay focused. Stay strong.

I don’t expect to win enough games to be put on NCAA probation. I also don’t expect to win enough games to be invited to the White House.

Don’t tell your problems to people: Eighty percent don’t care; the other twenty percent are glad you have them.

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

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

Go for it, while you can. I know you have it in you. And I can’t promise you’ll get everything you want, but I can promise nothing will change if you don’t try.

Ability is the power to change yourself.

Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don’t quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don’t quit until you reach it. Never quit.

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.

You need four things in your life to be successful: education, hard work, determination, and belief.

I’ll never be a guy that has 10,000 things. I’ve always had a few good things in my life.

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

You can always find a distraction if you’re looking for one.

Not everyone is meant to be the star of the team, but everyone can contribute to the success of the team.

Ignore the naysayers. Work like hell. Trust yourself and believe in yourself.

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

God answers prayers, but he also gives us talents and abilities to make things happen for ourselves.