PERSONAL PRIDE
Lou Holz, the head football coach at Notre Dame, is a stickler for detail. He does it this way: The team has a road game at Purdue. They’ve been instructed to wear coats and ties to the stadium because they’ll be closely observed as representatives of the University of Notre Dame. They’re waiting to board the bus to go to the stadium for the game. They wait. Coach Holz shows up. Doesn’t say a word. Just goes down the line and looks them over. And over. Finally he goes up to one of the players, smiles, reaches up and straightens the player’s tie, and then nods to the driver of the bus. Not until then is the door to the bus opened and the team permitted to load up. He hasn’t said a word, but the message is clear. If you’re going to be winners, guys, look like winners. The little things mean a lot.
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