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I'm not trying to win a popularity poll. I'm trying to win football games.

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Woody Hayes
Age: 74 †
Born: 1913
Born: February 14
Died: 1987
Died: March 12
Football Player
Military Officer
Clifton
Ohio
Wayne Woodrow Hayes
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Popularity
Football
Winning
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Trying

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The five big mistakes in football are the fumble, the interception, the penalty, the badly called play, the blocked punt—and most of these originate with the quarterback. Find a mistake-proof quarterback and you have this game won.
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Statistics always remind me of fellow who drowned in a river where the average depth was only three feet.
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Nothing that comes easy in this world is worth a damn.
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The game of football is one of strategy and tactics.
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I've had smarter people around me all my life, but I haven't run into one yet that can outwork me. And if they can't outwork you, then smarts aren't going to do them much good.
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Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning.
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The only meaningful statistic is number of games won.
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I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face.
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Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.
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They may outsmart me, or be luckier, but they can't outwork me.
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The most deceptive course in football is straight at the goalposts.
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To hell with exciting. I'd rather be drab as hell and win.
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Even the best team, without a sound plan, can't score.
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The height of human desire is what wins, whether it’s on Normandy Beach or in Ohio Stadium.
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Without winners, there wouldn't even be any civilization.
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Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance.
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Picking an assistant coach, the first thing I was interested in was the man's character.
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When I look in the mirror in the morning, I want to take a swing at me.
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It does not matter the size of the man, rather the amount of effort the man is willing to put forth
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The minute I think I'm getting mellow, I'm retiring. Who ever heard of a mellow winner?
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