Lou Holtz Quotes
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I'll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics.
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Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
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My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961. The pay wasn't much, so to get $300 more per year, I agreed to coach the golf team. I didn't even know how to keep score, and really, my main job was not to wreck the van on the way to tournaments.
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If you are killing time, it's not murder. It's suicide.
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Give me a blackboard. I can stop anything on a blackboard.
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I don't drink water, haven't drank water in 40 years.
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Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by
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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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The price of LEADERSHIP is RESPONSIBILITY....and part of that responsibility is to STAY POSITIVE whether you feel like it or not.
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I can't explain why a bride buys her wedding dress, whereas a groom rents his tux.
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Nothing is as good as it seems and nothing is as bad, but somewhere between reality falls.
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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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After winning, most teams become individuals; most teams become complacent.
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The key to winning is choosing to do God's will and loving others with all you've got.
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When I work a game as an analyst, all I do is look at the game like a coach.
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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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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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The next flag they plant will be all white, and it'll be surrender.
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Underconfidence breeds underachievement. Lou Holtz
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Football coaches don't have real problems.
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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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A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you.
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Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too.
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I believe your attitude is the most important choice you can make.