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Football Coach Inspirational Quotes (457)

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When I started I knew it was a matter of when, not if, I would get fired. That's because that was just the past history of the previous coaches that had been there.
LaVell Edwards
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It was a great game if you don't care who won. I cared.
Lou Holtz
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I can't explain why a bride buys her wedding dress, whereas a groom rents his tux.
Lou Holtz
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I'd rather have preparation than motivation. Everyone likes to play, but no one likes to practice.
Bum Phillips
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That's the same in college. It's the same in high school. Kids are getting bigger, stronger, faster, more into the weightlifting, more into nutrition, more into size.
Steve Mariucci
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The standards you establish for others must reflect the standards you set for yourself. No one will follow a hypocrite.
Lou Holtz
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Loyalty, up and down the line. That's one quality an organization must have to be successful.
Bum Phillips
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So many times people are afraid of competition, when it should bring out the best in us. We all have talents and abilities, so why be intimidated by other people's skills?
Lou Holtz
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I can honestly say that two weeks after the national championship year, I'd forgotten about it and started laying the groundwork for spring practice. And so every year, that's been the thing that's motivated me. . . .
LaVell Edwards
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You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.
Lou Holtz
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We at the Big Ten don't want to be like the SEC ... in any way, shape or form.
Bret Bielema
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A hard-fought, well-fought, hairline-close game is as classical in sports as tragedy is in the theater. Victory is contained within defeat, and defeat is contained within victory. That's the way it is in the best of games. What counts in sports is not the victory, but the magnificence of the struggle.
Joe Paterno
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Stats are for losers. I like winning games.
Will Muschamp
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The difficulty in living our religion is when we haven't totally made the commitment necessary.
LaVell Edwards
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All my life, I've been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I've come is a bogey.
Lou Holtz
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Teamwork is the foundation of success. The three universal questions that an individual asks of his coach, player, employee, employer are: Can I trust you? Are you committed to excellence? And, do you care about me?
Lou Holtz
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God looks after children, animals and idiots.
Lou Holtz
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A team wins with the elimination of mistakes and with people who want to win and can't stand losing.
Lou Holtz
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There can be no separation in your organization. You win as a team, you lose as a team.
Mike Shanahan
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You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional.
Joe Paterno
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I'm trying to decide whether to be happy or sad. We have to be better than this or we will struggle.
Mark Richt
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If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better.
Lou Holtz
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I had a born-again experience at the age of 33. As a result of that I found a church where I felt I was being fed properly. I don't say that as a reflection on Catholicism. But once I was born again, I got an evangelical spirit.
Bill McCartney
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When the BCS started, a decision was made collectively, as coaches, that the BCS champion would receive our championship and our trophy. It's as simple as that.
Grant Teaff
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