Lou Holtz Quotes
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In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.
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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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I do think coaches need to get away from the game more, though. It's good for them.
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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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We will use some kind of option and we will throw the football. I hope it will be at our people.
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You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.
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One thing about me is I try to be honest.
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ESPN is a great organization to work for.
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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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Don't let failure get you down. Babe Ruth struck out over 1,300 times.
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If you continually ask yourself, "What's important now?", you won't waste time on the trivial.
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One reason I won't compromise is because I believe honesty helps you win over the long haul. You can win a game tomorrow and lose a team. You can lose a game tomorrow and win a football team.
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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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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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They say a tie is like kissing your sister. I guess that is better than kissing your brother.
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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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God answers prayers, but he doesn't always answer it your way.
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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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A player has no use for an agent. None.
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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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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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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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Everybody is looking for instant success, but it doesn't work that way. You build a successful life one day at a time.