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The height of human desire is what wins, whether it’s on Normandy Beach or in Ohio Stadium.
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
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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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Without winners, there would be no civilization.
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Statistics always remind me of fellow who drowned in a river where the average depth was only three feet.
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There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.
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No back in the history of football was ever worth two fumbles a game.
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You can outwork anybody. Try it, you will find out that you can do it.
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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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It's never an upset if the so-called underdog has all along considered itself the better team.
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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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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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You don't get many chances to pay back what's been done for you. Take them.
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I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.
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Anything easy ain't worth a damn!
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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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