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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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Lou Holtz
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 6
American Football Coach
American Football Player
Football Coach
Follansbee
West Virginia
Louis Leo Holtz
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After landing his invasion forces on the shores of some country, the sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes would immediately burn his own boats. He was sending his army a message: We can't turn back. Either we succeed here or we die here. Excuses were not an option.
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I bet you went on one date and wanted to get married.
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I just have an enthusiasm for life.
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I'd say handling people is the most important thing you can do as a coach. I've found every time I've gotten into trouble with a player, it's because I wasn't talking to him enough.
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God looks after children, animals and idiots.
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For victory in life, we've got to keep focused on the goal, and the goal is Heaven.
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I was raised in a religious environment, and my wife is one of the more religious people that I have ever known.
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One thing about me is I try to be honest.
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I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.
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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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If you don't demand that your people maintain. High performances to remain on your team, Why should they be proud of the association?
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Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too.
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You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.
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No, but you can see it from here.
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So what if someone wrote your obituary... that doesn't mean you are obligated to die.
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I asked you to pack your headgear and shoulder pads, but more importantly your defense and your kicking game, because that's what wins game like this.
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Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it.
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Remember this. Bear Bryant retired at age 69, and he died 28 days after he stopped coaching. If you don't have something, and a purpose in your life, you're gonna die.
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It's not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary motivation to our program. It's my job not to de-motivate them.
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I can't explain why a bride buys her wedding dress, whereas a groom rents his tux.
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