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Even the best team, without a sound plan, can't score.

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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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The bowl games are only supposed to be a fun reward.
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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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I love football. I think it is most wonderful game in world and I despise to lose.
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They may outsmart me, or be luckier, but they can't outwork me.
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Indomitable in victory, insufferable in defeat.
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A man is always better than he thinks.
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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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I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face.
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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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I am not very smart, but I recognize that I am not very smart.
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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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