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Give me a blackboard. I can stop anything on a blackboard.

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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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The freedom to do your own thing ends when you have obligations and responsibilities. If you want to fail yourself - you can - but you cannot do your own thing if you have responsibilities to team members.
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The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.
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On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job.
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I feel that God wants me to coach otherwise, he wouldn't have put the desire in me.
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Coaching is about helping young people have a chance to succeed. There is no more awesome responsibility than that. One of the greatest honors a person can have is being called 'Coach.'
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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 used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.
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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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Give your players something they can physically do - don't ask them to do something they can't do.
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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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Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
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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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To my wife 'I told you I was sick'.
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I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.
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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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I bet you went on one date and wanted to get married.
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We aren't where we want to be we aren't where we ought to be but thank goodness we aren't where we used to be.
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Attitude determines how well you do it.
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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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I believe your attitude is the most important choice you can make.
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