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

Woody Hayes

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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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I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.
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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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The only meaningful statistic is number of games won.
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In football we always said that the other team couldn't beat us. We had to be sure that we didn't beat ourselves. And that's what people have to do, too - make sure they don't beat themselves.
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Nothing that comes easy in this world is worth a damn.
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You don't get hurt running straight ahead...three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust offense. I will pound you and pound you until you quit.
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Nobody despises to lose more than I do. That's got me into trouble over the years, but it also made a man of mediocre ability into a pretty good coach.
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Without winners, there would be no civilization.
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No back in the history of football was ever worth two fumbles a game.
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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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Football represents and embodies everything that's great about this country, because the United States of America is built on winners, not losers or people who didn't bother to play.
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Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance.
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They may outsmart me, or be luckier, but they can't outwork me.
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The bowl games are only supposed to be a fun reward.
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Picking an assistant coach, the first thing I was interested in was the man's character.
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Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning.
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Jack Tatum could hit a man so hard that it would lift both his feet off the ground.
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I recruited a Czech kicker, and during the eye exam, when asked to read the bottom line, the kicker replied, Read it? I know him.
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There's nothing in this world that comes easy. There are a lot of people who aren't going to bother to win. We learn in football to get up and go once more.
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Football is, after all, a wonderful way to get rid of your aggressions without going to jail for it.
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