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.
Lou HoltzRead
Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Your abilities define what you can achieve, but motivation and attitude affect the quality of your work.
This quote by Lou Holtz emphasizes the importance of both motivation and attitude in determining success. While ability is foundational to what a person can accomplish, it is the motivation that drives action and the attitude that influences the performance of that action. Thus, having the right mindset can significantly enhance the outcomes of one's efforts.
Themes
AbilityMotivationAttitudeSuccessPerformance
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational talk at a seminar about achieving goals.
More from Lou Holtz
All quotes βYou were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.
Lou HoltzRead
Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.
Lou HoltzRead
I'd say handling people is the most important thing you can do as a coach. I've found every time I've gotten into trouble with a player, it's because I wasn't talking to him enough.
Lou HoltzRead
Coaching is about helping young people have a chance _x000D_ to succeed. There is no more awesome responsibility _x000D_ than that. One of the greatest honors a person can have _x000D_ is being called 'Coach.'
Lou HoltzRead
Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it.
Lou HoltzRead
Similar quotes
Understanding motivation is one of the most important things we can do in our lives, because it has such a bearing on why we do the things we do and whether we enjoy them or not.
Clayton M. ChristensenRead
One thing is certain: That is that the power of belief, the power of thought, will move reality in the direction of what we believe and conceive of it. If you really believe you can do something, you can. That is a fact.
Daisaku IkedaRead
Excellence requires discomfort.
T. D. JakesRead
From the moment I started writing raps, I was always aware of the pressure. I always wanted to live up to how huge Snoop got, how huge Dre got, how huge Pac got. I was always aware.
Kendrick LamarRead
Don't ever give up on ability. Don't give up on a player who has it.
Bear BryantRead
I don't like to talk about my dreams. I like to make them happen. I prefer to talk about them when they're done.
Diane Von FurstenbergRead