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

Lou Holtz

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Lou Holtz
Age: 88
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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Leadership
Sports
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One day you are drinking the wine, and they next day you are picking the grapes.
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Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too.
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You can pay people to perform, but you can't pay people to excel.
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Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
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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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The way you motivate a football team is to eliminate the unmotivated ones.
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Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.
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In life, be a participant, not a spectator.
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First and foremost I am a teacher, I care. Caring is helping the players to develop
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I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.
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Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it.
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You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.
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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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I just have an enthusiasm for life.
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So what if someone wrote your obituary... that doesn't mean you are obligated to die.
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