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To my wife 'I told you I was sick'.

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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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Absolutely. There are a 1000 better coaches in the cities, but I'm the best in the country.
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I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.
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If you've been there, no explanation is necessary. If you haven't, none is adequate.
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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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I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.
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All an agent is going to do is buy things for a player, damage his eligibility, and make the player dependent on them.
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My wife doesn't even want to spend 2 hours with me.
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Give your players something they can physically do - don't ask them to do something they can't do.
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I don't play well enough to be allowed to throw my clubs.
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First we become the best, then we'll become first.
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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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It's good to be successful but it's great to be significant
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After landing his invasion forces on the shores of some country, the sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes would immediately burn his own boats. He was sending his army a message: We can't turn back. Either we succeed here or we die here. Excuses were not an option.
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Behind every successful person, stands a very successful mother-in-law.
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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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Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.
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The answer is surprisingly simple. Just do right. Live an honorable life.
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