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First we become the best, then we'll become first.
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
Louis Holtz
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My wife doesn't even want to spend 2 hours with me.
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The best way to save face is not to use the lower half.
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I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.
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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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God answers prayers, but he doesn't always answer it your way.
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It's always better to face the truth, no matter how uncomfortable, than to continue coddling a lie.
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I was raised in a religious environment, and my wife is one of the more religious people that I have ever known.
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When all is said and done, more is said than done.
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I think that we have opportunities all around us - sometimes we just don't recognize them.
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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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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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Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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All my life, I've been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I've come is a bogey.
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