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

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Lou Holtz
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 6
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In life, be a participant, not a spectator.
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My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961. The pay wasn't much, so to get $300 more per year, I agreed to coach the golf team. I didn't even know how to keep score, and really, my main job was not to wreck the van on the way to tournaments.
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The way you motivate a football team is to eliminate the unmotivated ones.
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I just have an enthusiasm for life.
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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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I think that we have opportunities all around us - sometimes we just don't recognize them.
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I don't drink water, haven't drank water in 40 years.
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You will never be indecisive if you know your purpose.
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Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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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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If Tiger Woods had played football, he would have been a quarterback.
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Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin - and it's gonna happen - confession puts us back on the field.
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One day you are drinking the wine, and they next day you are picking the grapes.
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I believe your attitude is the most important choice you can make.
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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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Behind every successful person, stands a very successful mother-in-law.
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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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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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Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
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