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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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Games

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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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You can never pay back, so you should always try to pay forward.
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Nothing that comes easy in this world is worth a damn.
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I'm not trying to win a popularity poll. I'm trying to win football games.
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Anything easy ain't worth a damn!
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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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A good general always makes you search for his weaknesses.
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I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.
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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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Statistics always remind me of fellow who drowned in a river where the average depth was only three feet.
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Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance.
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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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They may outsmart me, or be luckier, but they can't outwork me.
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The players fire the coach, and as long as I'm on the same wavelength with them, I can coach as long as I want to.
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The most deceptive course in football is straight at the goalposts.
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Because I couldn't go for three.
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Paralyze resistance with persistence.
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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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