Wins, Losses, and Lessons: An Autobiography

by Lou Holtz

Book Overview

Legendary football coach and motivational speaker Lou Holtz writes his inspirational autobiography, from his years in the military to making Notre Dame a national champion and turning South Carolina into a winning program. Few 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060840803
• ISBN13: 9780060840808
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

One of the best books in a long time

This is a great book that I can not say enough good things about. All ages and genders will love this one. If you are running a business, raising a family or a kid in school this book is a great read. It is like taking an injection of a century of wisdom all at once. The author is very wise and was surrounded by very wise people his entire life. Then it is all wrapped up in an entertaining story. There is drama. There is laughs. There is tragedy. There is family loss. Job Loss. And triump through out.All in a real life story.

Lou Holtz - Wins, Losses and Lessons

I highly recommend this cd - Dr. Lou is a great story teller and provides fantastic tips on life in general...not to mention his tremendous football knowledge. Great product!

A example of living a successful life

A revealing, honest portrayal of a true legend. He doesn't always take the easy way of doing things but he always strive to do the right thing. Should be required reading for ever teenager. His teaching methods results in how to be the best staying within the moral boundries of life. If you want a book about life, faith, sports, wit & how to make the right decisions, this is a must read. Lou Holtz is the Yogi Beri of football.

WINS, LOSSES, AND LESSONS

LOU HOLTZ IS THE GREATEST MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER OF ALL TIME. IT'S NO WONDER HE WAS SUCH A GREAT COACH.

Story of a guy who has lived his life to the fullest & loved every minute of it!

I first began following the career of football coach Lou Holtz when I read about something he did when he was in his 20s; i.e., write down a list of over 100 things he wanted to accomplish in his life . . . among them: jump out of an airplane, land on an aircraft carrier, go out on a submarine, appear on THE TONIGHT SHOW with Johnny Carson, go white-water rafting down the Snake River, play the greatest golf courses in the world, have dinner in the White House, meet the Pope, learn to juggle and do magic, and run with the bulls in Spain with a slower person. The amazing thing is that 40 years later, he has accomplished all but two items from his original list. So when I saw his autobiography, WINS, LOSSES, AND LESSONS came out, I knew that I just had to read it to find out more about this amazing guy . . . and I'm glad that I did. Holtz is a guy who seems to have lived his life to the fullest--and loved every minute of it . . . his book is funny, at parts, but also touching in others . . . it is one that can be enjoyed by any football fan or Notre Dame graduate; however, others will like it too. There were several memorable sections in it; among them: * I learned what it takes to be a great teacher, because I had some great ones. My history professor Dr. Kaplan, for example, was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic that he inspired me to become a history major. In that first year I realized that to be a good teacher you had to (1) know your subject inside and out, (2) be able to present what you know in a cohesive and interesting way so that your audience understands what you're talking about, and (3) have enthusiasm for teaching. Every good professor I've known has embodied all three of these traits, and every bad one has fallen short in one or more. I knew that if I was going to become an effective coach, I had to embrace the principles of good teaching. What I didn't know was how soon I would get to test my abilities. * More than once, I jumped into the middle of a scrimmage without pads to demonstrate a blocking or tackling technique. I know this shocked a lot of players, but I was passionate about doing things the proper way. If I got down in the middle of a pile with no pads, there was no reason that kids who were much bigger than I couldn't do the same when fully outfitted. I told them, "If you're going to be something, do it to the best of your ability. If not, don't waste your time or mine." Those are words I repeated throughout my coaching career. How good those players were was not important to me. What was important was the effort they showed. I wasn't a great player, which meant I had to put forth 100 percent on every play just to equal those athletes who were more physically gifted than I. Overcoming my own physical shortcomings made me a better coach because I knew what it was like to give everything you had on every play. I still can't understand people who fail not because they aren't physically or mentally up to the t