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" An agent won't help you get drafted higher, won't make you win more games, and won't make you faster or stronger. "
Lou Holtz
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" After winning, most teams become individuals; most teams become complacent. "
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" The University of Notre Dame does not redshirt, and I endorse that policy completely. I am very much in favor of redshirting, but not at Notre Dame. But there's no doubt about it. It puts us at a huge disadvantage. "
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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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" If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better. "
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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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" At age nine, I got a paper route. Sixty-six papers had to be delivered to sixty-six families every day. I also had to collect thirty cents a week from each customer. I owed the paper twenty cents per customer per week, and got to keep the rest. When I didn't collect, the balance came out of my profit. My average income was six dollars a week. "
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" My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961. "
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" I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody's life. "
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" I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary. "
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" I'll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics. "
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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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" I'm so old, I don't buy green bananas any more. "
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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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" See, winners embrace hard work. "
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" I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they'd be, what position they'd play and so on. "
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" We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera. "
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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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" Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired. "
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" To win a national championship, you've got to be a little lucky. "
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" One thing about me is I try to be honest. "
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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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" My wife doesn't even want to spend 2 hours with me. "
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" I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions. "
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" No matter what happens on the field, getting an education makes you a winner. "
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" In the nineties, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges. Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities. "
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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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