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The only meaningful statistic is number of games won.

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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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Picking an assistant coach, the first thing I was interested in was the man's character.
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You can outwork anybody. Try it, you will find out that you can do it.
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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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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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A good general always makes you search for his weaknesses.
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Nothing that comes easy in this world is worth a damn.
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No back in the history of football was ever worth two fumbles a game.
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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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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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Because I couldn't go for three.
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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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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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The game of football is one of strategy and tactics.
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To hell with exciting. I'd rather be drab as hell and win.
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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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Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance.
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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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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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Anything easy ain't worth a damn!
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Paralyze resistance with persistence.
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