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I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.

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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
Able
Many
People
Outwork
Outsmart
Ems
May

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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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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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There's nothing in this world that comes easy. There are a lot of people who aren't going to bother to win. We learn in football to get up and go once more.
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You can never really pay back. You can only pay forward.
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The bowl games are only supposed to be a fun reward.
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I recruited a Czech kicker, and during the eye exam, when asked to read the bottom line, the kicker replied, Read it? I know him.
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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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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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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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Nothing that comes easy in this world is worth a damn.
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Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning.
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Even the best team, without a sound plan, can't score.
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There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.
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Picking an assistant coach, the first thing I was interested in was the man's character.
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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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Without winners, there would be no civilization.
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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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