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It was a great game if you don't care who won. I cared.

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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Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin - and it's gonna happen - confession puts us back on the field.
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They say a tie is like kissing your sister. I guess that is better than kissing your brother.
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Give your players something they can physically do - don't ask them to do something they can't do.
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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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I give opinions, not advice.
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Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it.
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The best way to save face is not to use the lower half.
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I don't drink water, haven't drank water in 40 years.
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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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My wife doesn't even want to spend 2 hours with me.
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Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.
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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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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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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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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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In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.
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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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I believe your attitude is the most important choice you can make.
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The standards you establish for others must reflect the standards you set for yourself. No one will follow a hypocrite.
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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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