Lou Holtz Quotes

Underconfidence breeds underachievement.

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You must have dreams and goals if you are ever going to achieve anything in this world.

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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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It's always better to face the truth, no matter how uncomfortable, than to continue coddling a lie.

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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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A team wins with the elimination of mistakes and with people who want to win and can't stand losing.

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In adversity, there is opportunity. Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity. I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity. Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.

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One day you are drinking the wine, and they next day you are picking the grapes.

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Don't ever ask a player to do something he doesn't have the ability to do. He'll just question your ability as a coach, not his as an athlete.

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I don't play well enough to be allowed to throw my clubs.

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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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Remember this. Bear Bryant retired at age 69, and he died 28 days after he stopped coaching. If you don't have something, and a purpose in your life, you're gonna die.

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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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Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.

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Do what's right! Do the best you can and treat others the way you want to be treated because they will ask three questions: (1) Can I trust you? (2) Are you committed? (3) Do you care about me as a person?

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God looks after children, animals and idiots.

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One reason I won't compromise is because I believe honesty helps you win over the long haul. You can win a game tomorrow and lose a team. You can lose a game tomorrow and win a football team.

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Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it.

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No matter what happens on the field, getting an education makes you a winner.

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Everybody needs four things in life: Something to do, someone to love, someone to believe in and something to hope for.

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