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Don't ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise.

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Lou Holtz
Age: 88
Born: 1937
Born: January 6
American Football Coach
American Football Player
Football Coach
Follansbee
West Virginia
Louis Leo Holtz
Louis Holtz
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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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If you are killing time, it's not murder. It's suicide.
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If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better.
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Do what's right. Be on time, be polite, and be honest remain free from drugs and if you have any questions, get out your Bible. 2. Do your best. Mediocrity is unacceptable when you are capable of doing better. 3. Treat others as you want to be treated. Practice love and understanding.
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I believe your attitude is the most important choice you can make.
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If you've been there, no explanation is necessary. If you haven't, none is adequate.
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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 problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.
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It always amazes me that spectators want to coach, coaches want to officiate, and officials just want to watch the game
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Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
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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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If you want to get a deal, negotiate with the teams yourself. Say, I want this much, and no less, but I'll show up to camp on time. It doesn't seem that hard to me.
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Winners and losers aren't born, they are the products of how they think
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We aren't where we want to be we aren't where we ought to be but thank goodness we aren't where we used to be.
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You can pay people to perform, but you can't pay people to excel.
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When people need love and understanding and support the most is when they deserve it the least.
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Nothing is as good as it seems and nothing is as bad, but somewhere between reality falls.
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So many times people are afraid of competition, when it should bring out the best in us. We all have talents and abilities, so why be intimidated by other people's skills?
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How do you know what it's like to be stupid if you've never been smart?
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I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.
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