Lou Holtz Quotes – Motivation and Inspiration from a Legendary Coach

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

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.

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

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

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

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

The only thing in the middle of the road is yellow stripes and dead armadillos.

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

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

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

Nothing on this earth can defeat a person who never gives up.

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.

A positive attitude can really make dreams come true – it did for me.

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

Success is about having good alignment between your priorities and your actions.

Lou Holtz Quotes – Motivation and Inspiration from a Legendary Coach part 2

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

I’ve found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances.

The greatest danger you face is the invisible enemy within – your attitudes and beliefs.

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

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

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

Successful people have a sense of urgency. They stop at nothing to achieve their goals – and they’re always looking for new ways to grow.

If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not taking risks, and that means you’re not going anywhere.

The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren’t in a very good mood.

No matter what has happened, there’s always something you can do about it.

The greatest mistake you can make is to be afraid of making one.

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.

Never tell your problems to anyone… 20% don’t care and the other 80% are glad you have them.

My job was to teach you to play football, and I did that.

Don’t wait for the right opportunity, create it.

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

Everybody needs something to be excited about in life.

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

The commitment, the self-sacrifice, extraordinary effort – whatever it takes to win.

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

Love is a mutual self-giving that ends in self-recovery.

One day at a time. One step at a time. Do what you can.

Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all-the-time thing.

If you burn your neighbor’s house down, it doesn’t make your house look any better.

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

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

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

There’s never a better time to change things than right now.

The only way a person can come out of the game with self-respect is to leave it all on the field.

I know that I’m not the best at anything, but I’d like to think that I’m pretty good at a lot of things.