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Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning.

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
Winners
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Army
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We do not pull in and fill up. And I'll tell you why we don't. It's because I don't buy one goddamn drop of gas in the state of Michigan. We'll coast and push this goddamn car to the Ohio line before I give this state a nickel of my money.
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Nothing that comes easy in this world is worth a damn.
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To hell with exciting. I'd rather be drab as hell and win.
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I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.
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Because I couldn't go for three.
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Anything easy ain't 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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I love football. I think it is most wonderful game in world and I despise to lose.
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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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