Lou Holtz Quotes

The game of basketball is one thing, but the image of the game is another thing.

When people think of me, they think about me knocking catchers down and knocking second basemen down and yelling at pitchers. But when I took the spikes off after the game, I was a nice guy when I went home.

'SI' came to me and said, 'We want you to do a story on Russell as the greatest team player,' which I certainly agreed with.

The NFL Legends Community is the epitome of service. This isn't about promoting you anymore. It's about promoting something bigger than you.

Football has given me a lot and I have tried my best to give something back.

We don't necessarily hear about the fantastic things social services do, because it doesn't make very good drama.

To be really honest, I do not mind whether it is offense or defense. I just like being in on plays and doing what needs to be done to help us win.

Playing four years of college, when you're playing for someone other than yourself, I think it makes it a lot more fun.

I enjoy making plays for my teammates.

It's a great job to have to try to spread the game, to spread joy, to help anybody out.

Being a lifelong athlete, I am a firm believer that I am who I am today because of sports. Not only did it give me structure and a solid foundation, but it gave me a sense of failure and how to overcome failure.

I'm going to have a great career when I'm done. But when people talk about me, I want them to say, 'Yo, not only was Shady McCoy really good, but he was a solid person in the locker room. He helped us out.'

And I love doing my radio show and I love some of the other interests that I have. But I really feel like the biggest contribution I can make is in the lives of the men in this Valor football program.

I don't like to talk about myself. I don't want to talk about what I do, what I think I do. The position I play on the pitch, I am expected - and I expect - to create chances for my team-mates and score goals.

I've always been one to kind of, I've always wanted to be the guy. I watched, my favorite player growing up was LeBron. One thing I noticed with him was, it's always on him at the end of the game.

I love Bill Belichick. He is a great coach, great man - raising men to do the right thing and win championships in this league.

It's not always about getting better on the basketball court. This game teaches you how to become a better person as well. It pushes you into the team concept.

As a captain, I have to be courageous but I also want to be nice off the pitch.

Football has taught me so much.

The whole AFL experience was important for me not only as an athlete but as a person.

I grew up in youth programs in Chicago, so they are definitely close to my heart. It is all about helping kids and giving back to a sport that has given me so much.

That's one thing I pride myself a lot more now, playing defense, I do what the team needs me to do. If we need a stop, I'll do it. That's a major, major part of my game now.

I can remember playing for Carlisle and just running around like a headless chicken telling the others boys not to worry, that I'd do their running for them. I was just so eager and so keen and desperate to be a footballer that I did that.

The thing about LeBron is he's very unselfish, right? So he can pass the ball.

I play where the coach puts me and try to help the team.