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

Woody Hayes

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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
Rules
Leadership
Positive
Attitude
Control
Sports
Attitudes
Mental

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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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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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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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A man is always better than he thinks.
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Statistics always remind me of fellow who drowned in a river where the average depth was only three feet.
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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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The most deceptive course in football is straight at the goalposts.
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You can never pay back, so you should always try to pay forward.
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Paralyze resistance with persistence.
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Picking an assistant coach, the first thing I was interested in was the man's character.
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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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I'm not trying to win a popularity poll. I'm trying to win football games.
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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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Football is, after all, a wonderful way to get rid of your aggressions without going to jail for it.
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I don't like nice people. I like tough, honest people.
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Indomitable in victory, insufferable in defeat.
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The bowl games are only supposed to be a fun reward.
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Anything easy ain't worth a damn!
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Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance.
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Without winners, there would be no civilization.
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