Wins, Losses, and Lessons, Lou Holtz
Wins, Losses, and Lessons, Lou Holtz
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Wins, Losses, and Lessons

Author: Lou Holtz

Narrator: Lou Holtz

Abridged: 5 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 08/15/2006


Synopsis

When I die and people realize that I will not be resurrected in three days, they will forget me. That is the way it should be. For reasons known only to God, I was asked to write an autobiography. Most people who knew me growing up didn't think I would ever read a book, let alone write one.—Lou HoltzFew people in the history of college sports have been more influential or had a bigger impact than Lou Holtz. Winner of the three national Coach of the Year honors, the only coach ever to lead six different schools to season-ending bowl games, and the ninth-winningest coach in college football history, Holtz is still teaching and coaching, although he is no longer on the gridiron. In his most telling work to date, the man still known as ""Coach"" reveals what motivated a rail-thin 135-pound kid with marginal academic credentials and a pronounced speech impediment to play and coach college football, and to become one of the most sought-after motivational speakers in history. With unflinching honesty and his trademark dry wit, Holtz goes deep, giving us the intimate details of the people who shaped his life and the decisions he would make that shaped the life of so many others.His is a storied career, and Holtz provides a frank and inside look at the challenges he overcame to turn around the programs at William and Mary, North Carolina State, Arkansas, and Minnesota. From growing up in East Liverpool, Ohio, to his early days as a graduate assistant at the University of Iowa, to his national championship runs at Notre Dame and his final seasons on the sidelines in South Carolina, Lou Holtz gives his best, a poignant, funny, and instructive look into a life well lived.

About Lou Holtz

After nearly three decades on the sidelines, Lou Holtz retired from coaching and now shares his strategies for success with Fortune 500 companies, groups, and organizations. He is the author of two bestsellers, The Fighting Spirit and Winning Every Day. He lives in Florida.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Robert on March 12, 2019

I have read books on numerous coaches, both in the NFL and in college. This by far is the best book I have read in regards to football. A must read for those that are in a leadership position or who one day want to be in a leadership position.......more

Goodreads review by Ben on October 17, 2013

Honestly, I did not really believe that I would be at all interested in this book. I like college football, and I knew that Lou Holtz was a famous coach from Notre Dame, but I never realized how much exactly he went through in his career as a coach. All of the coaching positions that he held through......more

Goodreads review by Toby on September 27, 2011

College Football! Whether you love it, hate it, or don't know anything about it, this book is an awesome and easy read! It may not be as interesting to someone who is not a college football fan but still an incredible read for anyone who wants to share his faith journey. Lou Holtz! Love him, hate him......more

Goodreads review by Diana on April 08, 2016

This was a really good book. Despite not being a fan of sports (except maybe gymnastics) this book was full of information. It really had a lot of great life lessons from Lou Holtz who I am certain must have been a fantastic coach in all ways! I aspire to be like him in the way he teachers, coaches......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on February 03, 2009

I love stories about little guys from little Ohio small towns making it big. I could never reach the same heights Coach has, but I can only hope to be an inspiration on anybody the way he has on thousands of people......more