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
I've said this all along, I don't know how good we can be because I haven't played anybody on our schedule. But at the same time, I look at it and say - 'We don't have anybody on our schedule that we've beaten that last three years,' ... So, I don't know how we compare to everybody, but I think with the way this team is working, they have chance, at least, to be competitive.
This Southern Cal team is capable of it, too. But I don't think they will. I just think Notre Dame really has a good shot at them.
This Southern Cal team is capable of it, too, ... But I don't think they will. I just think Notre Dame really has a good shot at them.
I haven't seen anything that would compare to the anxiety of the game. Look at this: USC was No. 1 preseason, Texas was No. 2 and it never changed the entire year. Everyone said these would be the two best teams in the entire country and they were. How often does that happen?
All winning teams are goal-oriented. Teams like these win consistently because everyone connected with them concentrates on specific objectives. They go about their business with blinders on; nothing will distract them from achieving their aims.
You can't motivate a group of people or a Team. You have to motivate people individually, and that motivation has to be in an environment in which that person has a goal - something they want to accomplish in their lives.
The team that's on defense first (in overtime) has the advantage because they know whether they need a touchdown a field goal or just a score.
A team wins with the elimination of mistakes and with people who want to win and can't stand losing.
After winning, most teams become individuals; most teams become complacent.
The freedom to do your own thing ends when you have obligations and responsibilities. If you want to fail yourself - you can - but you cannot do your own thing if you have responsibilities to team members.
If you don't demand that your people maintain. High performances to remain on your team, Why should they be proud of the association?
The way you motivate a football team is to eliminate the unmotivated ones.
I won't accept anything less than the best a player's capable of doing... and he has the right to expect the best that I can do for him and the team!
Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.