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If you've been there, no explanation is necessary. If you haven't, none is adequate.

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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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All I've seen agents do is talk players into having bad senior seasons because they're trying to keep themselves from getting injured.
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I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity.
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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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If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.
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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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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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Remember this. Bear Bryant retired at age 69, and he died 28 days after he stopped coaching. If you don't have something, and a purpose in your life, you're gonna die.
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When people need love and understanding and support the most is when they deserve it the least.
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Absolutely. There are a 1000 better coaches in the cities, but I'm the best in the country.
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If he's got golf clubs in his truck or a camper in his driveway, I don't hire him.
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First and foremost I am a teacher, I care. Caring is helping the players to develop
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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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Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it.
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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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Winners and losers aren't born, they are the products of how they think
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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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Do what's right. Be on time, be polite, and be honest remain free from drugs and if you have any questions, get out your Bible. 2. Do your best. Mediocrity is unacceptable when you are capable of doing better. 3. Treat others as you want to be treated. Practice love and understanding.
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