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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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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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No matter how bad someone has it, there are others who have it worse. Remembering that makes life a lot easier and allows you to take pleasure in the blessings you have been given.
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It's not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary motivation to our program. It's my job not to de-motivate them.
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It's the extra effort after you have done your best that creates victory.
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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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I don't drink water, haven't drank water in 40 years.
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The answer is surprisingly simple. Just do right. Live an honorable life.
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Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.
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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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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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My wife doesn't even want to spend 2 hours with me.
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You will never be indecisive if you know your purpose.
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I believe your attitude is the most important choice you can make.
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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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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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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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On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job.
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Remember this. Bear Bryant retired at age 69, and he died 28 days after he stopped coaching. If you don't have something, and a purpose in your life, you're gonna die.
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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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First we become the best, then we'll become first.
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