Lou Holtz Quotes
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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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One day you are drinking the wine, and they next day you are picking the grapes.
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God answers prayers, but he doesn't always answer it your way.
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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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Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
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To win a national championship, you've got to be a little lucky.
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You can pay people to perform, but you can't pay people to excel.
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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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If he's got golf clubs in his truck or a camper in his driveway, I don't hire him.
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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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I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.
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I just have an enthusiasm for life.
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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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I bet you went on one date and wanted to get married.
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How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.
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What's important now? - To evaluate the past, focus on the future, and tell you what you have to do in the present
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If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.
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A player has no use for an agent. None.
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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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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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I don't think we can win every game. Just the next one.
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The greatest power God gave us is the power to choose. We have the opportunity to choose whether we're going to act or procrastinate, believe or doubt, pray or curse, help or heal. We also choose whether we're going to be happy or whether we're going to be sad.
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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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In this world you're either growing or you're dying so get in motion and grow.