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Absolutely. There are a 1000 better coaches in the cities, but I'm the best in the country.

Lou Holtz

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Lou Holtz
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 6
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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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I do think coaches need to get away from the game more, though. It's good for them.
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Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
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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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Winners and losers aren't born, they are the products of how they think
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When I work a game as an analyst, all I do is look at the game like a coach. Why was something successful? What makes it work? I just try to use my expertise and whatever insight I have to the game.
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I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity.
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I'll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics.
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The answer is surprisingly simple. Just do right. Live an honorable life.
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An agent won't help you get drafted higher, won't make you win more games, and won't make you faster or stronger.
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It always amazes me that spectators want to coach, coaches want to officiate, and officials just want to watch the game
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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 can't explain why a bride buys her wedding dress, whereas a groom rents his tux.
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I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.
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A team wins with the elimination of mistakes and with people who want to win and can't stand losing.
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So what if someone wrote your obituary... that doesn't mean you are obligated to die.
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