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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.

Lou Holtz

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Lou Holtz
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 6
American Football Coach
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West Virginia
Louis Leo Holtz
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An agent won't help you get drafted higher, won't make you win more games, and won't make you faster or stronger.
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It was a great game if you don't care who won. I cared.
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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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I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity.
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I do think coaches need to get away from the game more, though. It's good for them.
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It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.
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In life, be a participant, not a spectator.
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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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Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
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Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by
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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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Don't ever ask a player to do something he doesn't have the ability to do. He'll just question your ability as a coach, not his as an athlete.
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Build your empire on the firm foundation of the fundamentals.
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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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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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I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.
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It's the extra effort after you have done your best that creates victory.
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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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Winners and losers aren't born, they are the products of how they think
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