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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.

Lou Holtz

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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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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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All an agent is going to do is buy things for a player, damage his eligibility, and make the player dependent on them.
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Winners and losers aren't born, they are the products of how they think
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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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You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.
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If you don't demand that your people maintain. High performances to remain on your team, Why should they be proud of the association?
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Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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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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To win a national championship, you've got to be a little lucky.
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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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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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No, but you can see it from here.
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I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.
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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 never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.
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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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I feel that God wants me to coach otherwise, he wouldn't have put the desire in me.
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You can pay people to perform, but you can't pay people to excel.
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