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We control by attitudes-positive mental attitudes-not by rules.

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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
Sports
Attitudes
Mental
Rules
Leadership
Positive
Attitude
Control

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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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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 height of human desire is what wins, whether it’s on Normandy Beach or in Ohio Stadium.
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You don't get many chances to pay back what's been done for you. Take them.
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Success is the only motivational factor that a boy with character needs.
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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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Without winners, there wouldn't even be any civilization.
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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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No back in the history of football was ever worth two fumbles a game.
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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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A man is always better than he thinks.
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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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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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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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Nobody despises to lose more than I do. That's got me into trouble over the years, but it also made a man of mediocre ability into a pretty good coach.
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Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning.
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Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance.
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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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