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I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face.
Woody Hayes
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Woody Hayes
Age: 74 †
Born: 1913
Born: February 14
Died: 1987
Died: March 12
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Military Officer
Clifton
Ohio
Wayne Woodrow Hayes
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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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The minute I think I'm getting mellow, I'm retiring. Who ever heard of a mellow winner?
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Jack Tatum could hit a man so hard that it would lift both his feet off the ground.
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To hell with exciting. I'd rather be drab as hell and win.
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Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance.
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No back in the history of football was ever worth two fumbles a game.
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We control by attitudes-positive mental attitudes-not by rules.
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Without winners, there wouldn't even be any civilization.
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The most deceptive course in football is straight at the goalposts.
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Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning.
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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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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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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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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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I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.
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You can outwork anybody. Try it, you will find out that you can do it.
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There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.
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Football represents and embodies everything that's great about this country, because the United States of America is built on winners, not losers or people who didn't bother to play.
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