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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.

Lou Holtz

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Lou Holtz
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 6
American Football Coach
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Football Coach
Follansbee
West Virginia
Louis Leo Holtz
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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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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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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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I don't drink water, haven't drank water in 40 years.
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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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After landing his invasion forces on the shores of some country, the sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes would immediately burn his own boats. He was sending his army a message: We can't turn back. Either we succeed here or we die here. Excuses were not an option.
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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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Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it.
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Don't ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise.
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The freedom to do your own thing ends when you have obligations and responsibilities.
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If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.
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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 do think coaches need to get away from the game more, though. It's good for them.
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I bet you went on one date and wanted to get married.
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