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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
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Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
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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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So what if someone wrote your obituary... that doesn't mean you are obligated to die.
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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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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 don't play well enough to be allowed to throw my clubs.
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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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Attitude determines how well you do it.
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The way you motivate a football team is to eliminate the unmotivated ones.
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The answer is surprisingly simple. Just do right. Live an honorable life.
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I believe your attitude is the most important choice you can make.
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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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First and foremost I am a teacher, I care. Caring is helping the players to develop
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I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity.
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I'll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics.
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Don't ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise.
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On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job.
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A team wins with the elimination of mistakes and with people who want to win and can't stand losing.
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Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too.
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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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