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You can never pay back, so you should always try to pay forward.

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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
Always
Never
Forward
Pay
Back
Trying

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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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A man is always better than he thinks.
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To hell with exciting. I'd rather be drab as hell and win.
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