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A team wins with the elimination of mistakes and with people who want to win and can't stand losing.
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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Broadcasting is easy you just talk until you think of something to say.
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You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.
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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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One thing about me is I try to be honest.
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In adversity, there is opportunity. Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity. I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity. Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
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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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You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.
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Don't run if you can walk. Don't walk if you can stand. Don't stand if you can sit. Don't sit if you can lie down.
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Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too.
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For victory in life, we've got to keep focused on the goal, and the goal is Heaven.
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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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You will never be indecisive if you know your purpose.
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The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.
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Don't ever ask a player to do something he doesn't have the ability to do. He'll just question your ability as a coach, not his as an athlete.
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The freedom to do your own thing ends when you have obligations and responsibilities. If you want to fail yourself - you can - but you cannot do your own thing if you have responsibilities to team members.
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