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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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After landing his invasion forces on the shores of some country, the sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes would immediately burn his own boats. He was sending his army a message: We can't turn back. Either we succeed here or we die here. Excuses were not an option.
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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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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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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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You will never be indecisive if you know your purpose.
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On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job.
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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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At age nine, I got a paper route. Sixty-six papers had to be delivered to sixty-six families every day. I also had to collect thirty cents a week from each customer. I owed the paper twenty cents per customer per week, and got to keep the rest. When I didn't collect, the balance came out of my profit. My average income was six dollars a week.
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Absolutely. There are a 1000 better coaches in the cities, but I'm the best in the country.
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I believe - we all pay taxes. I'm happy to pay it, but I hate to have it abused, money wasted, no accountability. That's going to bother you.
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One thing about me is I try to be honest.
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In adversity, there is opportunity. Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity. I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity. Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
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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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The answer is surprisingly simple. Just do right. Live an honorable life.
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Nothing is as good as it seems and nothing is as bad, but somewhere between reality falls.
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I don't play well enough to be allowed to throw my clubs.
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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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