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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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I'm not trying to win a popularity poll. I'm trying to win football games.
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I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face.
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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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The only thing even in this world is the number of hours in a day. The difference in winning or losing is what you do with those hours.
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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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To hell with exciting. I'd rather be drab as hell and win.
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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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You don't get many chances to pay back what's been done for you. Take them.
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I've had smarter people around me all my life, but I haven't run into one yet that can outwork me. And if they can't outwork you, then smarts aren't going to do them much good.
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The bowl games are only supposed to be a fun reward.
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Without winners, there would be no civilization.
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Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance.
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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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You don't get hurt running straight ahead...three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust offense. I will pound you and pound you until you quit.
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I am not very smart, but I recognize that I am not very smart.
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I don't like nice people. I like tough, honest people.
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We control by attitudes-positive mental attitudes-not by rules.
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You can never really pay back. You can only pay forward.
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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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I don't apologize for anything. When I make a mistake, I take the blame and go on from there. I just despise to lose, and that has taken a man of mediocre ability and made a pretty good coach out of him.
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