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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
Boys
Success
Character
Needs
Factor
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Motivational

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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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Nothing that comes easy in this world is worth a damn.
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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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We control by attitudes-positive mental attitudes-not by rules.
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Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning.
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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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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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You'll find out that nothing that comes easy is worth a dime. As a matter of fact, I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face. Never.
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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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There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.
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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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