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No back in the history of football was ever worth two fumbles a game.

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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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Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning.
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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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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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The height of human desire is what wins, whether it’s on Normandy Beach or in Ohio Stadium.
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A man is always better than he thinks.
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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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There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.
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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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I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.
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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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Even the best team, without a sound plan, can't score.
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Success is the only motivational factor that a boy with character needs.
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Indomitable in victory, insufferable in defeat.
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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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You can never pay back, so you should always try to pay forward.
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I recruited a Czech kicker, and during the eye exam, when asked to read the bottom line, the kicker replied, Read it? I know him.
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To hell with exciting. I'd rather be drab as hell and win.
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