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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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To hell with exciting. I'd rather be drab as hell and win.
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I don't like nice people. I like tough, honest people.
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They may outsmart me, or be luckier, but they can't outwork me.
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The minute I think I'm getting mellow, I'm retiring. Who ever heard of a mellow winner?
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Indomitable in victory, insufferable in defeat.
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Nothing that comes easy in this world is worth a damn.
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The five big mistakes in football are the fumble, the interception, the penalty, the badly called play, the blocked punt—and most of these originate with the quarterback. Find a mistake-proof quarterback and you have this game won.
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Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance.
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Even the best team, without a sound plan, can't score.
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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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A man is always better than he thinks.
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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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You can outwork anybody. Try it, you will find out that you can do it.
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I am not very smart, but I recognize that I am not very smart.
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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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The game of football is one of strategy and tactics.
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I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.
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Anything easy ain't worth a damn!
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You can never really pay back. You can only pay forward.
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Success is the only motivational factor that a boy with character needs.
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