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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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Lou Holtz
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 6
American Football Coach
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Football Coach
Follansbee
West Virginia
Louis Leo Holtz
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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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In adversity, there is opportunity. Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity. I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity. Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
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The answer is surprisingly simple. Just do right. Live an honorable life.
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Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.
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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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The freedom to do your own thing ends when you have obligations and responsibilities. If you want to fail yourself - you can - but you cannot do your own thing if you have responsibilities to team members.
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