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You can't motivate a group of people or a Team. You have to motivate people individually, and that motivation has to be in an environment in which that person has a goal - something they want to accomplish in their lives.

Lou Holtz

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Lou Holtz
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 6
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Follansbee
West Virginia
Louis Leo Holtz
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You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.
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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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For victory in life, we've got to keep focused on the goal, and the goal is Heaven.
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I give opinions, not advice.
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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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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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I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.
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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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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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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 just have an enthusiasm for life.
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Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too.
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We aren't where we want to be we aren't where we ought to be but thank goodness we aren't where we used to be.
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I do know this: God does answer your prayers, but it's not always in the way you expect. God knows what's best for us, though, so there's no need to worry when things don't go how we originally wanted them to go.
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Do what's right. Be on time, be polite, and be honest remain free from drugs and if you have any questions, get out your Bible. 2. Do your best. Mediocrity is unacceptable when you are capable of doing better. 3. Treat others as you want to be treated. Practice love and understanding.
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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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One thing about me is I try to be honest.
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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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So many times people are afraid of competition, when it should bring out the best in us. We all have talents and abilities, so why be intimidated by other people's skills?
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