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Build your empire on the firm foundation of the fundamentals.

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
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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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When all is said and done, more is said than done.
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I feel that God wants me to coach otherwise, he wouldn't have put the desire in me.
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I believe your attitude is the most important choice you can make.
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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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It's always better to face the truth, no matter how uncomfortable, than to continue coddling a lie.
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The answers to these questions will determine your success or failure. 1) Can people trust me to do what's right? 2) Am I committed to doing my best? 3) Do I care about other people and show it? If the answers to these questions are yes, there is no way you can fail.
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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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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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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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Broadcasting is easy you just talk until you think of something to say.
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It was a great game if you don't care who won. I cared.
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I bet you went on one date and wanted to get married.
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I asked you to pack your headgear and shoulder pads, but more importantly your defense and your kicking game, because that's what wins game like this.
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Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.
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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 just have an enthusiasm for life.
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If you are killing time, it's not murder. It's suicide.
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You can pay people to perform, but you can't pay people to excel.
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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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