“The Sisters of Notre Dame at St. Aloysius Grade School influenced my l...” — Lou Holtz Quote

The Sisters of Notre Dame at St. Aloysius Grade School influenced my life tremendously. This was due to the fact that they encouraged you always to make sure that God is the focus of your life, and they didn't allow you to do anything except to the very best of your ability.

When I left the University of Notre Dame, I honestly felt I would never coach again.

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

After winning, most teams become individuals; most teams become complacent.

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

No matter how good you are at planning, the pressure never goes away. So I don't fight it. I feed off it. I turn pressure into motivation to do my best.

Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.

Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.