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The minute I think I'm getting mellow, I'm retiring. Who ever heard of a mellow winner?
Woody Hayes
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Woody Hayes
Age: 74 †
Born: 1913
Born: February 14
Died: 1987
Died: March 12
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Clifton
Ohio
Wayne Woodrow Hayes
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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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To hell with exciting. I'd rather be drab as hell and win.
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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 game of football is one of strategy and tactics.
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Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning.
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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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Jack Tatum could hit a man so hard that it would lift both his feet off the ground.
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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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Football is, after all, a wonderful way to get rid of your aggressions without going to jail for it.
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Indomitable in victory, insufferable in defeat.
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You can outwork anybody. Try it, you will find out that you can do it.
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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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