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The best way to save face is not to use the lower half.

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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
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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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When people need love and understanding and support the most is when they deserve it the least.
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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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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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When I work a game as an analyst, all I do is look at the game like a coach. Why was something successful? What makes it work? I just try to use my expertise and whatever insight I have to the game.
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If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.
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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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If he's got golf clubs in his truck or a camper in his driveway, I don't hire him.
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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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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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Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by
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The way you motivate a football team is to eliminate the unmotivated ones.
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You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.
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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'm not a disciplinarian. I simply enforce other people's decisions.
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To win a national championship, you've got to be a little lucky.
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