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I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.

Lou Holtz

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Lou Holtz
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 6
American Football Coach
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Louis Leo Holtz
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All an agent is going to do is buy things for a player, damage his eligibility, and make the player dependent on them.
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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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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?
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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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Everybody is looking for instant success, but it doesn't work that way. You build a successful life one day at a time.
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The best way to save face is not to use the lower half.
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I feel that God wants me to coach otherwise, he wouldn't have put the desire in me.
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If you are killing time, it's not murder. It's suicide.
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So what if someone wrote your obituary... that doesn't mean you are obligated to die.
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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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It's the extra effort after you have done your best that creates victory.
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The freedom to do your own thing ends when you have obligations and responsibilities.
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Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by
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I'll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics.
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My wife doesn't even want to spend 2 hours with me.
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It's always better to face the truth, no matter how uncomfortable, than to continue coddling a lie.
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In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.
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God answers prayers, but he doesn't always answer it your way.
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You can't motivate a group of people or a Team. You have to motivate people individually, and that motivation has to be in an environment in which that person has a goal - something they want to accomplish in their lives.
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When I work a game as an analyst, all I do is look at the game like a coach. Why was something successful? What makes it work? I just try to use my expertise and whatever insight I have to the game.
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