Lou Holtz Quotes
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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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After winning, most teams become individuals; most teams become complacent.
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God looks after children, animals and idiots.
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Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
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If you don't make a total commitment to whatever you are doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking.
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In golf, the player, coach and official are rolled into one, and they overlap completely. Golf really is the best microcosm of life - or at least the way life should be.
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I give opinions, not advice.
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In life, be a participant, not a spectator.
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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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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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I've never seen the yellow light, umm the yellow line be wrong.
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You don't go to Notre Dame to learn something, you go to Notre Dame to be somebody.
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Do what's right. Be on time, be polite, and be honest; remain free from drugs; and if you have any questions, get out your Bible. 2. Do your best. Mediocrity is unacceptable when you are capable of doing better. 3. Treat others as you want to be treated. Practice love and understanding.
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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 run if you can walk. Don't walk if you can stand. Don't stand if you can sit. Don't sit if you can lie down.
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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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For victory in life, we've got to keep focused on the goal, and the goal is Heaven.
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We are always faced with different challenges, and circumstances necessitate bringing out the greatness God puts in all of us.
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No matter how bad someone has it, there are others who have it worse. Remembering that makes life a lot easier and allows you to take pleasure in the blessings you have been given.
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I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody's life.
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It's not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary motivation to our program. It's my job not to de-motivate them. Lou Holtz
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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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The way you motivate a football team is to eliminate the unmotivated ones.
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When I work a game as an analyst, all I do is look at the game like a coach.