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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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It's never an upset if the so-called underdog has all along considered itself the better team.
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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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I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.
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You can never pay back, so you should always try to pay forward.
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We do not pull in and fill up. And I'll tell you why we don't. It's because I don't buy one goddamn drop of gas in the state of Michigan. We'll coast and push this goddamn car to the Ohio line before I give this state a nickel of my money.
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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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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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To hell with exciting. I'd rather be drab as hell and win.
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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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We control by attitudes-positive mental attitudes-not by rules.
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Success is the only motivational factor that a boy with character needs.
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There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.
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Nothing that comes easy in this world is worth a damn.
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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 really pay back. You can only pay forward.
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I'm not trying to win a popularity poll. I'm trying to win football games.
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Without winners, there wouldn't even be any civilization.
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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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The height of human desire is what wins, whether it’s on Normandy Beach or in Ohio Stadium.
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