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I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.
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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.
Lou Holtz
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Absolutely. There are a 1000 better coaches in the cities, but I'm the best in the country.
Lou Holtz -
In the nineties, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges. Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities.
Lou Holtz -
Don't let failure get you down. Babe Ruth struck out over 1,300 times.
Lou Holtz -
I'll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics.
Lou Holtz -
In life, be a participant, not a spectator.
Lou Holtz -
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.
Lou Holtz
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So what if someone wrote your obituary... that doesn't mean you are obligated to die.
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I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody's life.
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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.
Lou Holtz -
Football coaches don't have real problems.
Lou Holtz -
I don't drink water, haven't drank water in 40 years.
Lou Holtz -
I believe your attitude is the most important choice you can make.
Lou Holtz
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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.'
Lou Holtz -
The next flag they plant will be all white, and it'll be surrender.
Lou Holtz -
You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.
Lou Holtz -
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 do think coaches need to get away from the game more, though. It's good for them.
Lou Holtz -
Actually, all I ever wanted to be was the best in my field.
Lou Holtz
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All my life, I've been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I've come is a bogey.
Lou Holtz -
The key to winning is choosing to do God's will and loving others with all you've got.
Lou Holtz -
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.
Lou Holtz -
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.
Lou Holtz