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" You don't go to Notre Dame to learn something; you go to Notre Dame to be somebody. "
Lou Holtz
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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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance. "
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" I think that everybody needs four things in life. Everybody needs something to do regardless of age. Everybody needs someone to love. Everybody needs something to hope for, and, of course, everybody needs someone to believe in. "
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" I have to admit, I sometimes wonder how much more successful I would have been as a coach had it not been for my spending summers on the golf course. I could have watched more film, that's for sure. One advantage Joe Paterno had over me was that he didn't play golf. "
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