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One thing about me is I try to be honest.

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
Louis Holtz
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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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To my wife 'I told you I was sick'.
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It was a great game if you don't care who won. I cared.
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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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Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.
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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 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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For victory in life, we've got to keep focused on the goal, and the goal is Heaven.
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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 think that we have opportunities all around us - sometimes we just don't recognize them.
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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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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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One day you are drinking the wine, and they next day you are picking the grapes.
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Winners and losers aren't born, they are the products of how they think
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In life, be a participant, not a spectator.
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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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