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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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Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
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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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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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I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.
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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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No, but you can see it from here.
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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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My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961. The pay wasn't much, so to get $300 more per year, I agreed to coach the golf team. I didn't even know how to keep score, and really, my main job was not to wreck the van on the way to tournaments.
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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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Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.
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One thing about me is I try to be honest.
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Give me a blackboard. I can stop anything on a blackboard.
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I was raised in a religious environment, and my wife is one of the more religious people that I have ever known.
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I don't play well enough to be allowed to throw my clubs.
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I believe your attitude is the most important choice you can make.
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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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If you've been there, no explanation is necessary. If you haven't, none is adequate.
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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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It always amazes me that spectators want to coach, coaches want to officiate, and officials just want to watch the game
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