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A man is always better than he thinks.

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
Thinks
Better
Always
Men
Thinking
Coaching

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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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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'm not trying to win a popularity poll. I'm trying to win football games.
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Football is, after all, a wonderful way to get rid of your aggressions without going to jail for it.
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I am not very smart, but I recognize that I am not very smart.
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We control by attitudes-positive mental attitudes-not by rules.
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I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.
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Even the best team, without a sound plan, can't score.
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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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