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Success is the only motivational factor that a boy with character needs.

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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Success

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I don't apologize for anything. When I make a mistake, I take the blame and go on from there. I just despise to lose, and that has taken a man of mediocre ability and made a pretty good coach out of him.
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Because I couldn't go for three.
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The only thing even in this world is the number of hours in a day. The difference in winning or losing is what you do with those hours.
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I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face.
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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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Statistics always remind me of fellow who drowned in a river where the average depth was only three feet.
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Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance.
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Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning.
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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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A man is always better than he thinks.
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Even the best team, without a sound plan, can't score.
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There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.
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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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The bowl games are only supposed to be a fun reward.
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No back in the history of football was ever worth two fumbles a game.
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I don't like nice people. I like tough, honest people.
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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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Paralyze resistance with persistence.
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Nothing that comes easy in this world is worth a damn.
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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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