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The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.

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Lou Holtz
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 6
American Football Coach
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West Virginia
Louis Leo Holtz
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Do what's right. Be on time, be polite, and be honest remain free from drugs and if you have any questions, get out your Bible. 2. Do your best. Mediocrity is unacceptable when you are capable of doing better. 3. Treat others as you want to be treated. Practice love and understanding.
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I do know this: God does answer your prayers, but it's not always in the way you expect. God knows what's best for us, though, so there's no need to worry when things don't go how we originally wanted them to go.
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A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you.
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The best way to save face is not to use the lower half.
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One day you are drinking the wine, and they next day you are picking the grapes.
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The standards you establish for others must reflect the standards you set for yourself. No one will follow a hypocrite.
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It was a great game if you don't care who won. I cared.
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I don't play well enough to be allowed to throw my clubs.
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No matter how bad someone has it, there are others who have it worse. Remembering that makes life a lot easier and allows you to take pleasure in the blessings you have been given.
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I'll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics.
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It's the extra effort after you have done your best that creates victory.
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The answers to these questions will determine your success or failure. 1) Can people trust me to do what's right? 2) Am I committed to doing my best? 3) Do I care about other people and show it? If the answers to these questions are yes, there is no way you can fail.
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At age nine, I got a paper route. Sixty-six papers had to be delivered to sixty-six families every day. I also had to collect thirty cents a week from each customer. I owed the paper twenty cents per customer per week, and got to keep the rest. When I didn't collect, the balance came out of my profit. My average income was six dollars a week.
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I think that we have opportunities all around us - sometimes we just don't recognize them.
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After winning, most teams become individuals most teams become complacent.
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Nothing is as good as it seems and nothing is as bad, but somewhere between reality falls.
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You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.
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First we become the best, then we'll become first.
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Don't run if you can walk. Don't walk if you can stand. Don't stand if you can sit. Don't sit if you can lie down.
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If he's got golf clubs in his truck or a camper in his driveway, I don't hire him.
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