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Picking an assistant coach, the first thing I was interested in was the man's character.
Woody Hayes
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Woody Hayes
Age: 74 †
Born: 1913
Born: February 14
Died: 1987
Died: March 12
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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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Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance.
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No back in the history of football was ever worth two fumbles a game.
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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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Paralyze resistance with persistence.
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When you're winning - you don't need any friends. When you're losing - you don't have any friends anyway.
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Nothing that comes easy in this world is worth a damn.
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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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The five big mistakes in football are the fumble, the interception, the penalty, the badly called play, the blocked punt—and most of these originate with the quarterback. Find a mistake-proof quarterback and you have this game won.
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Because I couldn't go for three.
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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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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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The players fire the coach, and as long as I'm on the same wavelength with them, I can coach as long as I want to.
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I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.
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You don't get many chances to pay back what's been done for you. Take them.
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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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Anything easy ain't worth a damn!
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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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You can never pay back, so you should always try to pay forward.
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