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For victory in life, we've got to keep focused on the goal, and the goal is Heaven.

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
Goal
Heaven
Keep
Life
Focused
Victory

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In life, be a participant, not a spectator.
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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.
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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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In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.
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