Lou Holtz
Lou Holtz
Louis Leo "Lou" Holtzis 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 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth6 January 1937
CityFollansbee, WV
CountryUnited States of America
At home I have a copy of the April 21, 1986, issue of 'Sports Illustrated.' I'm on the cover with the blurb, 'Can Lou Do It?' I'd just arrived at Notre Dame, and with spring football underway, I was the focal point of that week's coverage.
I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they'd be, what position they'd play and so on.
One day you are drinking the wine, and they next day you are picking the grapes.
One reason I won't compromise is because I believe honesty helps you win over the long haul. You can win a game tomorrow and lose a team. You can lose a game tomorrow and win a football team.
It was a great game if you don't care who won. I cared.
We will use some kind of option and we will throw the football. I hope it will be at our people.
First we become the best, then we'll become first.
First and foremost I am a teacher, I care. Caring is helping the players to develop
They say a tie is like kissing your sister. I guess that is better than kissing your brother.
I don't think we can win every game. Just the next one.
A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you.
It's not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary motivation to our program. It's my job not to de-motivate them.
Attitude determines how well you do it.
Give your players something they can physically do - don't ask them to do something they can't do.