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Nothing that comes easy in this world is worth a damn.

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
Comes
Nothing
World
Damn
Worth
Easy

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Indomitable in victory, insufferable in defeat.
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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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