Lou Holtz Quotes
A former NCAA football head coach, and is currently an author and a motivational speaker who has spoken to the likes of Fortune 500 companies on topics such as the importance of teamwork and goal setting.
(1937 - )
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A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.
[Nature]
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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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Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
[Ability]
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Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
[Adversity]
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Behind every successful person, stands a very successful mother-in-law.
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Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.
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Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by.
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Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care, and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.
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He had shoulder surgery on his elbow.
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He who complains about how the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.
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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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I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.
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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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I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.
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I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.
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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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If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.
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If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better.
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If you don't make a total commitment to whatever you're doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking. It's tough enough getting that boat to shore with everybody rowing, let alone when a guy stands up and starts putting his life jacket on.
[Commitment]
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