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God looks after children, animals and idiots.

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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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A team wins with the elimination of mistakes and with people who want to win and can't stand losing.
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If you've been there, no explanation is necessary. If you haven't, none is adequate.
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At age nine, I got a paper route. Sixty-six papers had to be delivered to sixty-six families every day. I also had to collect thirty cents a week from each customer. I owed the paper twenty cents per customer per week, and got to keep the rest. When I didn't collect, the balance came out of my profit. My average income was six dollars a week.
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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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God answers prayers, but he doesn't always answer it your way.
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One thing about me is I try to be honest.
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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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The freedom to do your own thing ends when you have obligations and responsibilities. If you want to fail yourself - you can - but you cannot do your own thing if you have responsibilities to team members.
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Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
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I don't drink water, haven't drank water in 40 years.
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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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Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.
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I was raised in a religious environment, and my wife is one of the more religious people that I have ever known.
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First and foremost I am a teacher, I care. Caring is helping the players to develop
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The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.
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I believe your attitude is the most important choice you can make.
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You can pay people to perform, but you can't pay people to excel.
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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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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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The way you motivate a football team is to eliminate the unmotivated ones.
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