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The bowl games are only supposed to be a fun reward.

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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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The minute I think I'm getting mellow, I'm retiring. Who ever heard of a mellow winner?
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No back in the history of football was ever worth two fumbles a game.
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The only meaningful statistic is number of games won.
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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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I am not very smart, but I recognize that I am not very smart.
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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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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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Anything easy ain't worth a damn!
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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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Picking an assistant coach, the first thing I was interested in was the man's character.
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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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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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You can outwork anybody. Try it, you will find out that you can do it.
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Without winners, there wouldn't even be any civilization.
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The game of football is one of strategy and tactics.
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I love football. I think it is most wonderful game in world and I despise to lose.
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I don't like nice people. I like tough, honest people.
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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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