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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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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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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 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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You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.
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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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All I've seen agents do is talk players into having bad senior seasons because they're trying to keep themselves from getting injured.
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It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.
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The standards you establish for others must reflect the standards you set for yourself. No one will follow a hypocrite.
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Behind every successful person, stands a very successful mother-in-law.
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A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you.
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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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Winners and losers aren't born, they are the products of how they think
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My wife doesn't even want to spend 2 hours with me.
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I bet you went on one date and wanted to get married.
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I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.
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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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Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
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Don't run if you can walk. Don't walk if you can stand. Don't stand if you can sit. Don't sit if you can lie down.
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Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.
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I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.
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