Lou Holtz Quotes
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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.
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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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I'll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics.
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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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In life, be a participant, not a spectator.
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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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The way you motivate a football team is to eliminate the unmotivated ones.
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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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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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Underconfidence breeds underachievement. Lou Holtz
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Only the unprepared are overcome by pressure
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Your neighbors will make judgments about you based on how your lawn and house look, and people who see you passing will judge you based on how clean you keep your car. It's not always fair, but it has always been true. Appearances matter, so make yours a good one.
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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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We are always faced with different challenges, and circumstances necessitate bringing out the greatness God puts in all of us.
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It's the extra effort after you have done your best that creates victory.
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I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.
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Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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You will never be indecisive if you know your purpose.
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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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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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When I work a game as an analyst, all I do is look at the game like a coach.
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Give me a blackboard. I can stop anything on a blackboard.
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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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I bet you went on one date and wanted to get married.