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It's good to be successful but it's great to be significant

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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
Louis Holtz
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I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.
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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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I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity.
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The best way to save face is not to use the lower half.
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Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
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If you make a fist and hold it for two hours, you won't be able to pick up a glass because you'll be so weak. Let's stay loose. Let's have fun.
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It was a great game if you don't care who won. I cared.
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No matter how bad someone has it, there are others who have it worse. Remembering that makes life a lot easier and allows you to take pleasure in the blessings you have been given.
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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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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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Don't run if you can walk. Don't walk if you can stand. Don't stand if you can sit. Don't sit if you can lie down.
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You can't motivate a group of people or a Team. You have to motivate people individually, and that motivation has to be in an environment in which that person has a goal - something they want to accomplish in their lives.
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