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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
Sports
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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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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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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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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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No, but you can see it from here.
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It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.
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I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.
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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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I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity.
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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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God answers prayers, but he doesn't always answer it your way.
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My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961. The pay wasn't much, so to get $300 more per year, I agreed to coach the golf team. I didn't even know how to keep score, and really, my main job was not to wreck the van on the way to tournaments.
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I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.
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If Tiger Woods had played football, he would have been a quarterback.
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So many times people are afraid of competition, when it should bring out the best in us. We all have talents and abilities, so why be intimidated by other people's skills?
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I just have an enthusiasm for life.
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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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It was a great game if you don't care who won. I cared.
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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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Attitude determines how well you do it.
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