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Get Inspired to Do Your Best With These Lou Holtz Quotes

By Simran Khurana, About.com

Former NCAA football and NFL Head coach, Lou Holtz is a legend in his own right. He is the only coach to guide four different programs to the top 20 rankings. Lou Holtz proved to the world that success comes with patience, dedication, and commitment. Here are some inspiring Lou Holtz quotes.

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

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

Attitude
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.

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

Experience
I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.

Expectation
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.

Sports
It's not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary motivation to our program. It's my job not to de-motivate them.

Motivation
Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.

Overcoming Adversity
Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.

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