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First we become the best, then we'll become first.

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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
Leadership
Sports
Become
Best
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To my wife 'I told you I was sick'.
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After winning, most teams become individuals most teams become complacent.
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When all is said and done, more is said than done.
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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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You can't motivate a group of people or a Team. You have to motivate people individually, and that motivation has to be in an environment in which that person has a goal - something they want to accomplish in their lives.
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The freedom to do your own thing ends when you have obligations and responsibilities.
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All an agent is going to do is buy things for a player, damage his eligibility, and make the player dependent on them.
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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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If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better.
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So what if someone wrote your obituary... that doesn't mean you are obligated to die.
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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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Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
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Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too.
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My wife doesn't even want to spend 2 hours with me.
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I don't play well enough to be allowed to throw my clubs.
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I do know this: God does answer your prayers, but it's not always in the way you expect. God knows what's best for us, though, so there's no need to worry when things don't go how we originally wanted them to go.
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I don't drink water, haven't drank water in 40 years.
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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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God answers prayers, but he doesn't always answer it your way.
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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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