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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
Ever
Football
Worth
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Games
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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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In football we always said that the other team couldn't beat us. We had to be sure that we didn't beat ourselves. And that's what people have to do, too - make sure they don't beat themselves.
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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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When I look in the mirror in the morning, I want to take a swing at me.
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I am not very smart, but I recognize that I am not very smart.
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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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I love football. I think it is most wonderful game in world and I despise to lose.
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We control by attitudes-positive mental attitudes-not by rules.
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I don't like nice people. I like tough, honest people.
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There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.
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They may outsmart me, or be luckier, but they can't outwork me.
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The bowl games are only supposed to be a fun reward.
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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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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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Paralyze resistance with persistence.
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The most deceptive course in football is straight at the goalposts.
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I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.
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Picking an assistant coach, the first thing I was interested in was the man's character.
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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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