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The freedom to do your own thing ends when you have obligations and responsibilities.

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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It's good to be successful but it's great to be significant
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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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I was born January 6, 1937, eight years after Wall Street crashed and two years before John Steinbeck published The Grapes of Wrath, his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the plight of a family during the Great Depression.
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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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To my wife 'I told you I was sick'.
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Winners and losers aren't born, they are the products of how they think
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Teamwork is the foundation of success. The three universal questions that an individual asks of his coach, player, employee, employer are: Can I trust you? Are you committed to excellence? And, do you care about me?
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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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Give me a blackboard. I can stop anything on a blackboard.
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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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I'd say handling people is the most important thing you can do as a coach. I've found every time I've gotten into trouble with a player, it's because I wasn't talking to him enough.
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Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin - and it's gonna happen - confession puts us back on the field.
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I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.
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After winning, most teams become individuals most teams become complacent.
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I don't drink water, haven't drank water in 40 years.
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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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If you've been there, no explanation is necessary. If you haven't, none is adequate.
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