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" Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by. "
Lou Holtz
Life
You
Spectator
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" Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin - and it's gonna happen - confession puts us back on the field. "
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" No matter what happens on the field, getting an education makes you a winner. "
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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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" 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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" I have no desire at all to become the winningest coach at Notre Dame. The record belongs to Knute Rockne or some other coach in the future. "
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" Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated. "
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" I think life is a matter of choices and that wherever we are, good or bad, is because of choices we make. "
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" I've followed Notre Dame football since 1946, when I listened on the radio and Johnny Lujack tackled Doc Blanchard in the open field to preserve a 0-0 tie. "
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" If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals. "
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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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" Our cellar home had a kitchen and a combination bedroom and half bath, which meant we had a sink next to the bed. We had no refrigerator, no shower or tub, and no privacy. My parents shared the bedroom with my sister and me. "
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" I believe - we all pay taxes. I'm happy to pay it, but I hate to have it abused, money wasted, no accountability. That's going to bother you. "
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" If Tiger Woods had played football, he would have been a quarterback. "
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" We were at a beach one summer, and I had a bathing suit on. My wife looked at me and said: 'Boy, you are skinny, aren't you?' I said: 'Honey, I'd like to remind you that it was minor defects like this that kept me from getting a better wife.' "
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" Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity. "
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" Notre Dame is the one school that has a national recruiting base, from Florida to Texas to California. "
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Base
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" I'm no genius. "
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" Had I been a great athlete, I'm not sure I would have even gone into coaching. I may have turned out feeling that my life ended when my athletic career ended, as happens so many times with various athletes. "
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Life
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" I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did. "
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Pray
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" Don't run if you can walk. Don't walk if you can stand. Don't stand if you can sit. Don't sit if you can lie down. "
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" I'll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics. "
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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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