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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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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 game of football is one of strategy and tactics.
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You can never pay back, so you should always try to pay forward.
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There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.
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I am not very smart, but I recognize that I am not very smart.
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The only meaningful statistic is number of games won.
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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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The most deceptive course in football is straight at the goalposts.
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I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.
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The only way we'd get beaten was if we got a little fat-headed, if we didn't train right, if we had dissension on the squad.
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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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It's never an upset if the so-called underdog has all along considered itself the better team.
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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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Football is, after all, a wonderful way to get rid of your aggressions without going to jail for it.
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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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There's nothing in this world that comes easy. There are a lot of people who aren't going to bother to win. We learn in football to get up and go once more.
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Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning.
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Picking an assistant coach, the first thing I was interested in was the man's character.
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You can outwork anybody. Try it, you will find out that you can do it.
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