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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
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Leadership
Sports
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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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Do what's right. Be on time, be polite, and be honest remain free from drugs and if you have any questions, get out your Bible. 2. Do your best. Mediocrity is unacceptable when you are capable of doing better. 3. Treat others as you want to be treated. Practice love and understanding.
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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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The team that's on defense first (in overtime) has the advantage because they know whether they need a touchdown a field goal or just a score.
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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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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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Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too.
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The best way to save face is not to use the lower half.
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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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It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.
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One thing about me is I try to be honest.
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If Tiger Woods had played football, he would have been a quarterback.
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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 just have an enthusiasm for life.
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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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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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If you've been there, no explanation is necessary. If you haven't, none is adequate.
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Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it.
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After winning, most teams become individuals most teams become complacent.
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You will never be indecisive if you know your purpose.
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