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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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I'm not trying to win a popularity poll. I'm trying to win football games.
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I don't like nice people. I like tough, honest people.
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The bowl games are only supposed to be a fun reward.
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Success is the only motivational factor that a boy with character needs.
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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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The most deceptive course in football is straight at the goalposts.
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You can never really pay back. You can only pay forward.
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A good general always makes you search for his weaknesses.
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I am not very smart, but I recognize that I am not very smart.
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Without winners, there would be no civilization.
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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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Football is, after all, a wonderful way to get rid of your aggressions without going to jail for it.
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