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In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.

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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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God looks after children, animals and idiots.
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Don't ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise.
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All my life, I've been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I've come is a bogey.
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I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.
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Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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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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I believe your attitude is the most important choice you can make.
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A team wins with the elimination of mistakes and with people who want to win and can't stand losing.
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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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For victory in life, we've got to keep focused on the goal, and the goal is Heaven.
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The team that's on defense first (in overtime) has the advantage because they know whether they need a touchdown a field goal or just a score.
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I don't drink water, haven't drank water in 40 years.
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Broadcasting is easy you just talk until you think of something to say.
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