Lou Holtz Quotes

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

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

Remember. Every day, some ordinary person does something extraordinary. Today, it’s your turn.

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

The greatest power God gave us is the power to choose. We have the opportunity to choose whether we’re going to act or procrastinate, believe or doubt, pray or curse, help or heal. We also choose whether we’re going to be happy or whether we’re going to be sad.

The answers to these questions will determine your success or failure. 1) Can people trust me to do what’s right? 2) Am I committed to doing my best? 3) Do I care about other people and show it? If the answers to these questions are yes, there is no way you can fail.

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. And that’s the difference.

Don’t ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise.

Teamwork is the foundation of success. The three universal questions that an individual asks of his coach, player, employee, employer are: Can I trust you? Are you committed to excellence? And, do you care about me?

Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it.

Everybody is looking for instant success, but it doesn’t work that way. You build a successful life one day at a time.

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

The price of LEADERSHIP is RESPONSIBILITY….and part of that responsibility is to STAY POSITIVE whether you feel like it or not.

Do what’s right. Be on time, be polite, and be honest; remain free from drugs; and if you have any questions, get out your Bible. 2. Do your best. Mediocrity is unacceptable when you are capable of doing better. 3. Treat others as you want to be treated. Practice love and understanding.

I believe your attitude is the most important choice you can make.

What you are capable of achieving is determined by your talent and ability. What you attempt to do is determined by your motivation. How well you do something is determined by your attitude.

The only people who aren’t going to be criticized are those who do absolutely nothing

Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn’t make me stronger.

It’s the extra effort after you have done your best that creates victory.

No one has ever drowned in sweat.

Everyone wants to win on Saturday afternoon when the game is played. It’s what you do the other six days that decides the outcome

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.

Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.

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

I can’t explain why a bride buys her wedding dress, whereas a groom rents his tux.