Lou Holtz Quotes
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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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Underconfidence breeds underachievement. Lou Holtz
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I won't accept anything less than the best a player's capable of doing... and he has the right to expect the best that I can do for him and the team!
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In this world you're either growing or you're dying so get in motion and grow.
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If he's got golf clubs in his truck or a camper in his driveway, I don't hire him.
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Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.
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I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care. You’ve got to make a sincere attempt to have the right goals to begin with, then go after them with appropriate effort, and remember that you can’t really achieve anything great without the help of others.
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It's always better to face the truth, no matter how uncomfortable, than to continue coddling a lie.
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The answer is surprisingly simple. Just do right. Live an honorable life.
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Teamwork is the foundation of success. The three universal questions that an individual asks of his coach, player, employee, employer are: Can I trust you? Are you committed to excellence? And, do you care about me?
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Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.
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Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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I was raised in a religious environment, and my wife is one of the more religious people that I have ever known.
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The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.
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I'm not a disciplinarian. I simply enforce other people's decisions.
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Whenever you give up something, you must replace it with something.
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You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.
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Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
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Actually, all I ever wanted to be was the best in my field.
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You can pay people to perform, but you can't pay people to excel.
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What you are capable of achieving is determined by your talent and ability. What you attempt to do is determined by your motivation. How well you do something is determined by your attitude.
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How do you know what it's like to be stupid if you've never been smart?
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You've got to have great athletes to win, I don't care who the coach is. You can't win without good athletes but you can lose with them. This is where coaching makes the difference.
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I don't think we can win every game. Just the next one.