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You can pay people to perform, but you can't pay people to excel.

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
Excel
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People

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When all is said and done, more is said than done.
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I think that we have opportunities all around us - sometimes we just don't recognize them.
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I believe your attitude is the most important choice you can make.
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God looks after children, animals and idiots.
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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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I do think coaches need to get away from the game more, though. It's good for them.
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Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too.
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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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In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.
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Build your empire on the firm foundation of the fundamentals.
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To my wife 'I told you I was sick'.
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Behind every successful person, stands a very successful mother-in-law.
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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 winning, most teams become individuals most teams become complacent.
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Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
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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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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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