“We can all be successful and make money, but when we die, that ends. But when you are significant is when you help other people be successful. That lasts many a lifetime.” – Lou Holtz
“Don’t be a spectator, don’t let life pass you by.” – Lou Holtz
“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.” – Lou Holtz
“God answers prayers, but he doesn’t always answer it your way.” – Lou Holtz
“If you burn your neighbors’ house down, it doesn’t make your house look any better.” – Lou Holtz
“I think that we have opportunities all around us. Sometimes we just don’t recognize them.” – Lou Holtz
“Successful people will always tell you that you can do something. It’s the people who have never accomplished anything who will always discourage you from trying to achieve excellent things.” – Lou Holtz
“Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.” – Lou Holtz
“Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it.” – Lou Holtz
“No one has ever drowned in sweat.” – Lou Holtz
“You’ll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.” – Lou Holtz
“It is a fine thing to have an ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.” – Lou Holtz
“I think that everybody needs four things in life. Everybody needs something to do regardless of age. Everybody needs someone to love. Everybody needs something to hope for, and of course, everybody needs someone to believe in.” – Lou Holtz
“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.” – Lou Holtz
“Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.” – Lou Holtz
“The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.” – Lou Holtz
“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.” – Lou Holtz
“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.” – Lou Holtz
“Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.” – Lou Holtz
“The standards you establish for others must reflect the standards you set for yourself. No one will follow a hypocrite.” – Lou Holtz
“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.” – Lou Holtz
“Don’t tell your problems to people. 80% don’t care, and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.” – Lou Holtz
“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” – Lou Holtz
“You’re never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you’re never as bad as they say when you lose.” – Lou Holtz
“Everybody is looking for instant success, but it doesn’t work that way. You build a successful life one day at a time.” – Lou Holtz
“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” – Lou Holtz
“You might not be able to outthink, outmarket or outspend your competition, but you can outwork them.” – Lou Holtz
“We aren’t where we want to be. We aren’t where we ought to be. But thank goodness we aren’t where we used to be.” – Lou Holtz
“It’s always better to face the truth, no matter how uncomfortable, than to continue coddling a lie.” – Lou Holtz
“There are certain things in this world we all have in common such as time. Everybody has 60 seconds to a minute, 60 minutes to an hour, 24 hours to a day. The difference is what we do with that time and how we use it.” – Lou Holtz
“Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.” – Lou Holtz
“In life, be a participant, not a spectator.” – Lou Holtz
“Only the unprepared are overcome by pressure.” – Lou Holtz
“You must have dreams and goals if you are ever going to achieve anything in this world.” – Lou Holtz
“The answers to these questions will determine your success of 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.” – Lou Holtz
“Remember that adversity presents us with numerous possibilities for success, if we are just willing to see them.” – Lou Holtz
“I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.” – Lou Holtz
“Without self-discipline, success is impossible. Period.” – Lou Holtz
“I think life is a matter of choices and that wherever we are, good or bad, is because of choices we make.” – Lou Holtz
“I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.” – Lou Holtz
“Never promise more than you can deliver, but deliver more than you can promise.” – Lou Holtz
“Underconfidence breeds underachievement.” – Lou Holtz
“Making a big life change is pretty scary. But you know what’s even scarier? Regret.” – Lou Holtz
“See, winners embrace hard work.” – Lou Holtz
“Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn’t make me stronger.” – Lou Holtz
“You aren’t going to find anybody that’s going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.” – Lou Holtz
“If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven’t done anything today.” – Lou Holtz
“Never settle for second when first is available.” – Lou Holtz
“You were not born a winner, you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself to be.” – Lou Holtz
“Remember. Every day, some ordinary person does something extraordinary. Today, it’s your turn.” – Lou Holtz