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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
History
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Back
Ever
Football
Worth
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Games

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Because I couldn't go for three.
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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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Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance.
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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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You can outwork anybody. Try it, you will find out that you can do it.
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Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.
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A good general always makes you search for his weaknesses.
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Without winners, there would be no civilization.
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The game of football is one of strategy and tactics.
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Without winners, there wouldn't even be any civilization.
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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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Nobody despises to lose more than I do. That's got me into trouble over the years, but it also made a man of mediocre ability into a pretty good coach.
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To hell with exciting. I'd rather be drab as hell and win.
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