Winning Every Day

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Summary: Read between the lines
Review: I got this book mainly because his appearance on the Charlie Rose show. He is very unassuming but passionate. I don't follow college football and only learned about Lou Holtz from Harvey Mackay's book.

The book has many annoying mistakes but they actually add to the setting if you imagine Lou speaking those words, mistakes and all. Not a literary standout but the message is clear--don't be a spectator, participate. I'm going to put my TODO list together, too. Maybe I'll get to complete a marathon afterall.

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Summary: Lou gives you the three keys to his success. They work.
Review: I have followed Lou's coaching career since his days as an assistant at South Caolina over 30 years ago. He has a system and he shares part of it with you - the reader. Excellent - whether you are in athletics or business. I highly recommend it to you.

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Summary: only for the most devoted Notre Dame fan
Review: I like Notre Dame, but this is nothing but drivel. The Booklist review got it right. Lou should stick to public speaking and forget about writing books.

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Summary: I loved this book! What a great story
Review: I loved this book! It has changed my life

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Summary: high school coaches: a must read!
Review: If you are trying to get an over view of college athletics and how it is suppose to be, get this book and read it, cover to cover...you'll learn a lot. ALL programs need to develop this mode of thinking...

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Summary: Pragmatic, entertaining advice for living a virtuous life.
Review: In an entertaining, readable, yet challenging style, the ex-Notre Dame football head coach teaches, cajoles, and persuades you into leading a better life.

Notre Dame fans will especially appreciate his consistent use of examples from players and coaches throughout his 1986-1997 tenure at the school. He also sprinkles examples not from his life, as well as from earlier coaching stints. His treatment of Woody Hayes is especially interesting, and endearing.

And in typical Lou fashion, he mangles a few names, and misspells others! Craig Hentrich becomes Hendricks; Charles Woodson's first name is wrong. These few mistakes make the book endearing, and prove it authentic!

If you undertake a cost-benefit analysis on time spent vs. reward returned, your time spent with this book is well worth it. The few hours spent absorbing Lou's stories and wisdom will bear fruit manyfold over a lifetime. Motivating, yes. But more importantly, Lou gives normative advice on how to become a better person. His honesty as to his own failings gives his advice even more credibility.

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Summary: Excellent advice from the coach on how to win in life.
Review: Lou Holtz has written a simple and motivating book that makes sense. The book would be excellent except for may errors in the text that should have been noticed. Holtz spells out his philosphy and the hardships he overcame to acheive his dream. We can do the same if we listen to him.

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Summary: A must read for team building and customer service.
Review: Lou Holtz is at his best in "Winning Every Day." It's entertaining, informative and provocative. It is a "must read" for any manager who wants to team build and excel in customer service. Take the coach's philosophy and a manager can be a winner every day.

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Summary: Holtz Does It Again!
Review: Lou Holtz, in my mind, has to be ranked in the Top 5 college football coaches of all time. Not because of his number of national titles, which equals two, one at Ohio State under Woody Hayes, and one in his own right at Notre Dame. Lou Holtz's coup de grace is his motivational skills. Simply put, Lou Holtz is a winner at anything he does. Winning Everyday is the ultimate playbook for the game we call life. If you listen to what Coach Holtz has to do say, you can't go wrong!

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Summary: The essentials of a successful person
Review: Lou Holz had proven that he is one off the best coaches in football. So in his book you read no ideas which are fare away from live no useless theories. You get input about the essentials of handling your live and work and for this the book is a great source.