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Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.

Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.

Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grac...

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I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.

If you don't make a total commitment to whatever you're doing then you start looking to bail out th...

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Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't m...

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I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.

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

At home I have a copy of the April 21, 1986, issue of 'Sports Illustrated.' I'm on the cover with th...

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You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you ...

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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 ...

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We can all be successful and make money, but when we die, that ends. But when you are significant is...

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

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When all is said and done, more is said than done.

The key to winning is choosing to do God's will and loving others with all you've got.

My philosophy in life is, Decide what you want to do. You have to have something to hope for.

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

In football, it's the job of the player to play, the coach to coach, the official to officiate. Each...

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Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.

I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Y...

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Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how ...

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The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mo...

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I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they'd be, what pos...

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Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they're making to win. Lose...

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If you're bored with life, if you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things, you...

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

I think that everybody needs four things in life. Everybody needs something to do regardless of age....

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You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when yo...

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I'm proud to be part of the Dr. Pepper Scholarship Giveaway. It's a great program that gives me the ...

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I do know this: God does answer your prayers, but it's not always in the way you expect. God knows w...

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My wife told me if there is any rumors about me, it better be about politics and not about my social...

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When the bank asks me about my assets, I include my friendship with Regis Philbin.

See, winners embrace hard work.

At age nine, I got a paper route. Sixty-six papers had to be delivered to sixty-six families every d...

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Lou Holtz

Football coach

Born: 1937-01-06

Died: N/A

Lou Holtz (born January 6, 1937, in Follansbee, West Virginia) is 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.More