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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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No back in the history of football was ever worth two fumbles a game.
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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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Indomitable in victory, insufferable in defeat.
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A good general always makes you search for his weaknesses.
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It's never an upset if the so-called underdog has all along considered itself the better team.
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Without winners, there would be no civilization.
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Even the best team, without a sound plan, can't score.
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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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Nothing that comes easy in this world is worth a damn.
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I don't apologize for anything. When I make a mistake, I take the blame and go on from there. I just despise to lose, and that has taken a man of mediocre ability and made a pretty good coach out of him.
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The game of football is one of strategy and tactics.
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I'm not trying to win a popularity poll. I'm trying to win football games.
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You can outwork anybody. Try it, you will find out that you can do it.
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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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Anything easy ain't 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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You don't get many chances to pay back what's been done for you. Take them.
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Picking an assistant coach, the first thing I was interested in was the man's character.
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