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First and foremost I am a teacher, I care. Caring is helping the players to develop

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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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On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job.
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First we become the best, then we'll become first.
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God looks after children, animals and idiots.
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I believe - we all pay taxes. I'm happy to pay it, but I hate to have it abused, money wasted, no accountability. That's going to bother you.
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If you've been there, no explanation is necessary. If you haven't, none is adequate.
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If you are killing time, it's not murder. It's suicide.
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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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To my wife 'I told you I was sick'.
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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 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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Coaching is about helping young people have a chance to succeed. There is no more awesome responsibility than that. One of the greatest honors a person can have is being called 'Coach.'
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The answer is surprisingly simple. Just do right. Live an honorable life.
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Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.
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