Lou Holtz Quotes
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All you need is something to say, and a burning desire to say it... it doesn't matter where your hands are.
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In the nineties, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges. Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities.
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An agent won't help you get drafted higher, won't make you win more games, and won't make you faster or stronger. They all say they can, but the people who do the drafting don't talk to agents. They talk to coaches, they watch film, they talk to the people who've worked with players. They don't talk to agents.
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One thing about me is I try to be honest.
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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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To my wife 'I told you I was sick'.
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I've never seen the yellow light, umm the yellow line be wrong.
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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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No, but you can see it from here.
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My philosophy in life is, Decide what you want to do. You have to have something to hope for.
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ESPN is a great organization to work for.
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When the bank asks me about my assets, I include my friendship with Regis Philbin.
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On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job.
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You always have to prepare for the obstacles that are going to come. Consequently, when they do come, it doesn't affect you mentally near as much as when you're unprepared for 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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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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Don't let failure get you down. Babe Ruth struck out over 1,300 times.
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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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Everybody needs four things in life: Something to do, someone to love, someone to believe in and something to hope for.
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You must have dreams and goals if you are ever going to achieve anything in this world.
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Remember this. Bear Bryant retired at age 69, and he died 28 days after he stopped coaching. If you don't have something, and a purpose in your life, you're gonna die.
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God looks after children, animals and idiots.
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You might not be able to outthink, outmarket or outspend your competition, but you can outwork them.
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In life, be a participant, not a spectator.