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In life, be a participant, not a spectator.

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
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A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you.
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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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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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So what if someone wrote your obituary... that doesn't mean you are obligated to die.
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The answer is surprisingly simple. Just do right. Live an honorable life.
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I'd say handling people is the most important thing you can do as a coach. I've found every time I've gotten into trouble with a player, it's because I wasn't talking to him enough.
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If you've been there, no explanation is necessary. If you haven't, none is adequate.
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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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Attitude determines how well you do it.
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If you don't demand that your people maintain. High performances to remain on your team, Why should they be proud of the association?
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In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.
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An agent won't help you get drafted higher, won't make you win more games, and won't make you faster or stronger.
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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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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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For victory in life, we've got to keep focused on the goal, and the goal is Heaven.
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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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If you are killing time, it's not murder. It's suicide.
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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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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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After winning, most teams become individuals most teams become complacent.
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