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.
A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you.
If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.
Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.
If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better.
The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.
Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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!
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.
I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.
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.
It's not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary motivation to our program. It's my job not to de-motivate them.
Give your players something they can physically do - don't ask them to do something they can't do.
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.
The answer is surprisingly simple. Just do right. Live an honorable life.
You might not be able to outthink, outmarket or outspend your competition, but you can outwork them.
No one has ever drowned in sweat.
In life, be a participant, not a spectator.
Nothing is as good as it seems and nothing is as bad, but somewhere between reality falls.
One day you are drinking the wine, and they next day you are picking the grapes.