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It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
Lou Holtz
Ability
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.
Lou Holtz
Challenge
Will
Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.
Lou Holtz
Life
Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
Lou Holtz
Motivation
A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.
Lou Holtz
Song
A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you.
Lou Holtz
Coach
Fire
Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
Lou Holtz
Coaching
Mistakes
Nothing
Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by.
Lou Holtz
Life
I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.
Lou Holtz
God
Earth
I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.
Lou Holtz
Questions
Talking
I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.
Lou Holtz
Experience
Career
Defeat
If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.
Lou Holtz
Today
Yesterday
If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better.
Lou Holtz
Neighbors
If you try to fight the course, it will beat you.
Lou Holtz
Fight
Will
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.
Lou Holtz
Life
Goals
Desire