Lou Holtz: The Smartest Coach Ever

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I have followed Lou Holtz's coaching career for awhile now and I really like his style.  This is a man that teaches integrity, and lives what he teaches.  He has an awesome track record as a coach and is a very sought after motivational speaker.  Seems like everyone wants to hear what this very smart man has to say...

The Top 3 Reasons Lou Holtz Is The Smartest Coach 

  • Lou Holtz is the only coach in NCAA history to lead six different programs to bowl games.
  • Lou Holtz is the only coach to guide four different programs to final top 20 rankings.
  • Lou Holtz' overall record at Notre Dame was 100-30-2.

Lou Holtz Speech To One Of His Teams: 

Lou Holtz Speech to Notre Dame - for dave and the nation

Insperational Lou Holtz locker room speech

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Lou Holtz At A Glance 

Louis Leo Holtz (born on January 6, 1937 in Follansbee, WV) is an author, television commentator, motivational speaker, and former NCAA football and NFL head coach. Holtz is the only coach in NCAA history to lead six different programs to bowl games and the only coach to guide four different programs to final top 20 rankings. He is also a multiple winner of Coach of the Year honors. After growing up in East Liverpool, Ohio and graduating from East Liverpool High School, Holtz attended Kent State University. He was a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity, played football, and graduated in 1959. Over the years, the slender, bespectacled Holtz has become known for his quick wit and ability to inspire players. In 2005 Holtz joined ESPN as a college football analyst. On April 21, 2007, Holtz made an appearance as an honorary head coach, along with Ara Parseghian, for Notre Dame's annual Blue-Gold Game, a yearly intra-squad scrimmage that marks the end of spring football practice for the Irish. Holtz guided the Gold team to a 10-6 victory.

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Quotes From Lou Holtz: 

  • When all is said and done, usually more is said than done.
  • Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care, and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.
  • He who complains about how the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.
  • You never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him. If you burn your neighbor's house down, it doesn't make your place look better.
  • Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.
  • Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
  • I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.

Your Turn: Am I Right About Lou Holtz? 

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Teddi14 wrote...

I am lensrolling this to both of my Notre Dame pages! Love Lou!!!!!!

ReplyPosted September 27, 2008

Teddi14 wrote...

I love Lou Holtz too. I used to have a website for Notre Dame until recently. So, now I moved it all to a Squidoo lens. Please check it out and rate it if you would. I added the link to it above under "Links that prove the point". Great Lens. 5 *'s from me!

ReplyPosted June 20, 2008

badmsm wrote...

Great job!

ReplyPosted March 24, 2008

michaelgibbons wrote...

love him, love this

ReplyPosted January 21, 2008

awelldressedbullet wrote...

Great lens, loved his quotes - Kathy

ReplyPosted November 21, 2007

 
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